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Have you had a Cisternogram?

Posted by liltrouble81 @liltrouble81, Oct 15, 2022

Hello. I am new here. Not sure if this would be the correct group to ask this or not but figured it was worth a shot. .. I am curious if anyone has had a cisternogram done and if so what can I expect from it. I have one ordered for this coming week. All they told me was a lumbar puncture to inject the dye then I go back and forth to be scanned and rescanned like 4 times ( I don't even know what kind of scan!) So if anyone has any info that would be of help thank you

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Oct 15, 2022

Welcome @liltrouble81, I did a search of the discussions on Connect and was not able to find a member who discussed having a cisernogram in a post. I did find some details of the procedure that might be helpful to learn more.

-- Cisternogram Scan:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/16873-cisternogram-scan
Does your doctor suspect you have a spinal fluid leak?

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liltrouble81 | @liltrouble81 | Oct 15, 2022
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Welcome @liltrouble81, I did a search of the discussions on Connect and was not able to find a member who discussed having a cisernogram in a post. I did find some details of the procedure that might be helpful to learn more.

-- Cisternogram Scan:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/16873-cisternogram-scan
Does your doctor suspect you have a spinal fluid leak?

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That's what the Dr is looking for yes. A leak doesn't show up on my Brain MRI but he has a strong suspicion I have one so now he ordered the cisternogram to check.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Oct 15, 2022
In reply to @liltrouble81 "That's what the Dr is looking for yes. A leak doesn't show up on my Brain..." + (show)
@liltrouble81

That's what the Dr is looking for yes. A leak doesn't show up on my Brain MRI but he has a strong suspicion I have one so now he ordered the cisternogram to check.

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There are a few discussions on spinal fluid leaks that might be helpful.

-- Spine CSF leak: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/spine-csf-leak/
-- Spinal CSF leaks: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/spinal-csf-leaks/

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