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Spinal meningeal diverticulum

MedGen UID:
869486
•Concept ID:
C4023913
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Spinal meningeal diverticula
 
HPO: HP:0010304

Definition

An outpouching of the spinal meninges. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSpinal meningeal diverticulum

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnostic criteria for spontaneous spinal CSF leaks and intracranial hypotension.
Schievink WI, Maya MM, Louy C, Moser FG, Tourje J
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2008 May;29(5):853-6. Epub 2008 Feb 7 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A0956. PMID: 18258706Free PMC Article

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Etiology

Diskogenic microspurs as a major cause of intractable spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
Beck J, Ulrich CT, Fung C, Fichtner J, Seidel K, Fiechter M, Hsieh K, Murek M, Bervini D, Meier N, Mono ML, Mordasini P, Hewer E, Z'Graggen WJ, Gralla J, Raabe A
Neurology 2016 Sep 20;87(12):1220-6. Epub 2016 Aug 26 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003122. PMID: 27566748
Diagnostic criteria for spontaneous spinal CSF leaks and intracranial hypotension.
Schievink WI, Maya MM, Louy C, Moser FG, Tourje J
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2008 May;29(5):853-6. Epub 2008 Feb 7 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A0956. PMID: 18258706Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Spontaneous spinal CSF-venous fistulas associated with venous/venolymphatic vascular malformations: report of 3 cases.
Schievink WI, Maya MM, Moser FG, Tuchman A, Cruz RB, Farb RI, Rebello R, Reddy K, Prasad RS
J Neurosurg Spine 2019 Nov 1;32(2):305-310. doi: 10.3171/2019.8.SPINE19716. PMID: 31675703
Diagnostic criteria for spontaneous spinal CSF leaks and intracranial hypotension.
Schievink WI, Maya MM, Louy C, Moser FG, Tourje J
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2008 May;29(5):853-6. Epub 2008 Feb 7 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A0956. PMID: 18258706Free PMC Article

Therapy

Diskogenic microspurs as a major cause of intractable spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
Beck J, Ulrich CT, Fung C, Fichtner J, Seidel K, Fiechter M, Hsieh K, Murek M, Bervini D, Meier N, Mono ML, Mordasini P, Hewer E, Z'Graggen WJ, Gralla J, Raabe A
Neurology 2016 Sep 20;87(12):1220-6. Epub 2016 Aug 26 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003122. PMID: 27566748

Prognosis

Diskogenic microspurs as a major cause of intractable spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
Beck J, Ulrich CT, Fung C, Fichtner J, Seidel K, Fiechter M, Hsieh K, Murek M, Bervini D, Meier N, Mono ML, Mordasini P, Hewer E, Z'Graggen WJ, Gralla J, Raabe A
Neurology 2016 Sep 20;87(12):1220-6. Epub 2016 Aug 26 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003122. PMID: 27566748

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