Navigating the Highs and Lows of CSF Volume 2024

This course will provide a comprehensive review of both spontaneous intracranial hypotension and idiopathic intracranial hypertension, enabling both expert and non-expert radiologists alike to optimize their diagnostic and treatment skills in the care of these patients.
Learning Outcomes and Modules
After completing this course, the learner should be able to:

Describe the typical clinical presentations of SIH and IIH and recognize the classic brain MRI findings of each.
List the three subtypes of spinal CSF leaks that cause SIH.
Summarize the different spinal imaging modalities available to search for spinal CSF leaks in SIH and explain the pros and cons of each..
List the three primary treatment options for SIH.
Explain the indications for and role of dural venous sinus angioplasty and stenting in the treatment of IIH.
Module 1
IIH: Pathophysiology, Diagnostic Criteria, and Imaging Findings —Ian Mark, MD
IIH: Treatment: Transverse Sinus Stenosis and Angioplasty—Eike Immo Piechowiak, MD
SIH: Clinical Presentation and Brain MRI—Jessica L. Houk, MD
SIH: CSF Leaks: Spinal Imaging Approach with Extradural Collection—Lalani Carlton Jones, MD
Module 2
SIH: CSF leaks: Spinal Imaging Approach without Extradural Collection—Ajay A. Madhavan, MD
SIH: Treatment: Epidural Blood Patching— Timothy J. Amrhein, MD
SIH Treatment: Transvenous Embolization—Nicholas Thomas Befera, MD
SIH Treatment: Surgery—Wouter Schievink, MD