Table 1.

Diagnostic imaging studies and level and site of spontaneous CSF leaks in 25 patients

ParametersNo. of patients
CTM = CT myelography.
Diagnostic study
Head MRI24
Spine MRI12
Myelogram/CTM16
Radioisotope cisternography14
Level of the leak determined16
Cervical4
Cervicothoracic2
Thoracic7
Thoracolumbar2
Lumbar1
Actual site of the leak also identified9
Cervical3
Thoracic5
Lumbar1