[Radionuclide diagnosis of pathology of the cerebrospinal fluid system in post-traumatic conditions]

Radionuclide cisterno-myelography was conducted in 155 patients in the posttraumatic period. Five variants of the radiological picture of liquordynamic disorders were distinguished. The signs of open internal hydrocephalus were determined. The authors note the frequency of the liquor path radiological sign--registration of radiopharmaceutical beyond the liquor channels, which points to the presence of nasal or auricular liquorrhea. Various changes of liquor circulation and resorption were revealed in posttraumatic periods. Disorders of resorption were manifested either by its acceleration or by its reduction or by sharp deceleration. Children most frequently had a radiological picture of open internal hydrocephalus. Signs of liquorrhea were a frequent component of a posttraumatic state in children. Different variants of the radiological picture were revealed in adults in the posttraumatic period: diminished draining function of the cerebral submeningeal space with compensatory drainage of the liquor in the form of nasal liquorrhea was a constant finding. Signs of open hydrocephalus were a commonly encountered component of the pathological picture of posttraumatic state in adults.