Relationship of Bern Score, Spinal Elastance, and Opening Pressure in Patients With Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension.

Andrew CallenJack PatteeAshesh A Thaker Vincent M TimponeDavid ZanderRyan TurnerMarius BirleaDanielle WilhourChantal O'BrienJennifer EvanFabio GrassiaIan Carroll

Published in: Neurology (2023)

OP is not an effective predictor for diagnosing CSF leak, and if used in isolation would result in misdiagnosis of 94% of patients in our cohort. The Bern Score was associated with a higher diagnostic yield of dCTM. Elastance was significantly associated with certain components of the Bern Score.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
spinal cord
patient reported outcomes
cerebrospinal fluid