Posttraumatic cerebrospinal fluid leak with cognitive dysfunction, especially visual memory disturbance: illustrative case.

Key Points

• To explore the relationship between cerebrospinal fluid leaks and cognitive dysfunction, specifically focusing on visual memory impairment.
• Illustrative case analysis of a patient with CSF leak symptoms
• Comprehensive neuropsychological assessment
• Domain-specific testing for cognitive evaluation
• Identified cognitive dysfunction primarily manifesting as visual memory disturbances
• Diagnosis of CSF leak was delayed due to lack of typical symptoms like headaches
• Highlighted the importance of neuropsychological assessments in atypical cases

Abstract