What are your thoughts about a previous history of meningitis (viral, bacterial, other) in some spontaneous spinal CSF leakers? Could meningitis result in dural weakness? Most forms of meningitis are actually risk factors for the development of intracranial hypertension, because the inflammation caused by meningitis interferes with the pathways of CSF absorption. However, it is certainly possible that some specific pathogens can cause dural weakness. When a spinal tap shows an increase of white...
