Case #

gender

age

Symptoms signs

CSF leak location

Epidural blood patch

Complicated with SDH

1

F

33

Orthostatic headache, dizziness

not detected

nil

No

2

F

27

Orthostatic headache, nausea, vomiting, photophobia

C1-2

x1

No

3

F

61

Orthostatic headache

T1-9

x1

No

4

M

46

Orthostatic headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting

C2

x2

No

5

F

46

Orthostatic headache

T3-8

x1

No

6

F

29

Orthostatic headache, dizziness, tinnitus

C2

x2

No

7

M

38

Orthostatic headache, back pain, tinnitus

C-T-L spine

x2

No

8

F

41

Orthostatic headache

mid T-spine

x1

No

9

M

59

Orthostatic headache, dizziness

not detected

nil

No

10

M

60

Orthostatic headache

CSF leak was shown but the leakage site cannot be identified precisely

x1

Yes

11

M

21

Orthostatic headache

CSF leak was shown but the leakage site cannot be identified precisely

nil

No

12

F

30

Orthostatic headache

CSF leak was shown but the leakage site cannot be identified precisely

x1

No

13

M

35

Orthostatic headache, tinnitus

CSF leak was shown but the leakage site cannot be identified precisely

nil

No

14

F

37

Orthostatic headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting

not detected

nil

No

15

F

34

Orthostatic headache

T12 to L3

x1

No

16

M

63

Orthostatic headache, neck stiffness

T4-8

x1

No

17

F

40

Orthostatic headache, vomiting

middle to lower T spine but the CSF leakage site cannot be identified precisely

x1

Yes

18

F

41

Orthostatic headache, neck pain

not detected

x1

No

19

F

35

Orthostatic headache, vertigo, vomiting

No spine MRI or MR myelography available

x1

No

20

F

54

Orthostatic headache, nausea, vomiting, phonophobia

L2-4

x1

No

21

F

44

Orthostatic headache

not detected

nil

No

22

M

31

Orthostatic headache, nausea, vomiting

not detected

nil

No

23

M

30

Orthostatic headache, dizziness

not detected

nil

No

24

F

35

Orthostatic headache, back pain

C1-2

x2

No

25

M

44

Orthostatic headache, nausea, vomiting, photophobia, neck stiffness

T5, L2

x2

Yes

26

M

31

Dizziness and vomiting, neck stiffness

C1-C2, T3 to T5

x1

No

27

M

58

Orthostatic headache, dizziness, neck stiffness, nausea

CSF leak was shown but the leakage site cannot be identified precisely

x1

No