Table 1:
Summary of leakage site of CSF on MRM and treatment technique
| Patient No. | Age (yr)/Sex | Location of the Leak |
Treatment (frequency) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRM |
RIC | ||||
| Reader 1 | Reader 2 | ||||
| 1 | 42/F | T/L | No | T | EBP (3) |
| 2 | 33/M | C/T | T/L | T | EBP (4) |
| 3 | 52/F | No* | No* | T | EBP (1) |
| 4 | 53/F | L | L | L | EBP (1) |
| 5 | 45/M | C | C/T | C/T | EBP (2) |
| 6 | 36/M | No* | No* | No* | Cons. tx |
| 7 | 40/F | T | T | T | EBP (1) |
| 8 | 28/F | T | T | T | EBP (3) |
| 9 | 26/F | T/L | T/L | T | EBP (2) |
| 10 | 17/M | L | L | L | Cons. tx |
| 11 | 33/F | T | T/L | C/T | EBP (2) |
| 12 | 44/F | C/T | C/T | T | EBP (1) |
| 13 | 42/F | L | L | C/L | EBP (1) |
| 14 | 32/F | L | L | T/L | EBP (1) |
| 15 | 40/M | T | T | C/T | EBP (2) |
Note:—C indicates cervical spine; T, thoracic spine; L, lumbar spine; cons. Tx, conservative treatment; EBP, epidural blood patch.
*
CSF leakage was not detected on MRM or RIC.