CT cisternography role in posttraumatic basal liquorrhea diagnostics

Inroduction. Posttraumatic basal liquorrhea (PBL) is found in 2–3% of TBI patients. The meningitis occurrence rate in patients with posttraumatic liquor fistulas (PLF) ranges from 3 to 50%. CT cisternography accuracy in PBL diagnostics varies from 22 to 100%.Methods. 29 patients were stud...

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Main Author: Andriy Sirko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Romodanov Neurosurgery Institute 2012-03-01
Series:Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal
Online Access:https://theunj.org/article/view/57749