Abstract
We describe thickening and contrast enhancement of the intracranial pachymeninges, revealed by MRI in a patient with presumed low-pressure headache following dural puncture and a blood patch. The clinical and radiological abnormalities resolved within 2 weeks.
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Gordon, R.E., Moser, F.G., Pressman, B.D. et al. Resolution of pachymeningeal enhancement following dural puncture and blood patch. Neuroradiology 37, 557–558 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00593719
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