Sacral dural tears in
#SIH are probably under-recognized.
Why?
Because the sacrum often isn’t scrutinized, or sometimes even included in the field of view on routine spine imaging.
In a new multicenter
@AJNR study we found:
• Sacral leaks often produce isolated sacral CSF collections
• Image-guided patching can lead to meaningful clinical & imaging improvement
• Longitudinal imaging suggests some lesions mimicking “Tarlov cysts” may actually represent chronic or partially healed leaks
Encouraging to see multicenter collaboration continue to emerge in SIH imaging/treatment research.
ajnr.org/content/early/2026/…