Table 2 Clinical manifestations and radiological findings
Parameter | Total number = 18 |
|---|---|
Headache | 18 (100.0%) |
Visual symptoms | 18 (100.0%) |
Past history of meningitis | |
No | 16 (88.9%) |
Yes | 2 (11.1%) |
Sites of leakage | |
 Cribriform/Ethmoidal | 3 (16.7%) |
 Cribriform | 12 (66.7%) |
 Ethmoidal | 1 (5.6%) |
 Sphenoid | 2 (11.1%) |
Defect size (mm) | |
 Mean ± SD | 5.1 ± 1.1 |
 Range | 3.0–7.0 |
Number of defects | |
 Single | 12 (66.7%) |
 Multiple | 6 (33.3%) |
Encephaloceles | |
 No | 7 (38.9%) |
 Yes | 11 (61.1%) |
Meningoceles | |
 No | 6 (33.3%) |
 Yes | 12 (66.7%) |
MRI findings | |
 Empty sella partialis | 1 (5.6%) |
 Empty sella totalis | 12 (66.7%) |
 Slit ventricle | 5 (27.8%) |
 Peri-optic CSF congestion | 14 (77.7%) |
Preoperative CSF pressure (mm H2O) | |
 Mean ± SD | 36.5 ± 1.7 |
 Range | 35.0–40.0 |