Surgical closure of spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks improves symptoms in patients with superficial siderosis.
Amir El RahalBenedikt HauptChristian FungDebora CiprianiLevin HäniNiklas LützenTomas DobrockyEike PiechowiakOliver SchnellAndreas RaabeKatharina WolfHorst UrbachLuisa Mona KrausFlorian VolzJuergen BeckPublished in: European journal of neurology (2023)
Long-standing untreated ventral spinal CSF leaks can lead to SS of the CNS, and microsurgical sealing of spinal CSF leaks might stop progression and improve symptoms in patients with SS in a time-dependent manner.