Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2023 Background: Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension (SIH) is a well-known condition, generally presenting as a postural headache in individuals between the ages of 40 and 50 years.
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Spontaneous intracranial hypotension : two steroid-responsive cases [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is characterised by orthostatic headache, low cerebrospinal fluid pressure and diffuse pachymeningeal enhancement after intravenous gadolinium contrast administration.
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Spontaneous intracranial hypotension in young and middle-aged patients with chronic subdual hematoma in Korea: three case reports [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and InjuryThis case series highlights chronic subdural hematoma in previously healthy young and middle-aged patients, where symptoms persisted despite initial surgical intervention.
Ae Ryoung Lee, Yun Suk Choi
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Assessment of acute headache in adults - what the general physician needs to know. [PDF]
, 2018 Headache is common. Up to 5% of attendances to emergency departments and acute medical units are due to headache. Headache is classified as either primary (eg migraine, cluster headache) or secondary to another cause (eg meningitis, subarachnoid ...
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Unintended complication of intracranial subdural hematoma after percutaneous epidural neuroplasty. [PDF]
, 2014 Percutaneous epidural neuroplasty (PEN) is a known interventional technique for the management of spinal pain. As with any procedures, PEN is associated with complications ranging from mild to more serious ones. We present a case of intracranial subdural
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The commonly missed diagnosis of intracranial hypotension
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2016 We report a 28 year old female who presented with a subacute onset of a severe throbbing and stabbing headache after a morning spin class 9 months ago. We confirmed the diagnosis of spontaneous intracranial hypotension cause by a cerebrospinal fluid leak.
Ashlee N. Ruggeri-McKinley, BSN, RN +1 more
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Intracranial hypotension following traumatic brain injury: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Intracranial hypotension (IH) is a recognised cause of coma, however, the diagnosis is often challenging, especially in patients with superimposed traumatic brain injury (TBI). CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 67-year-old patient who became
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Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Treated with a Targeted CT-Guided Epidural Blood Patch [PDF]
, 2016 Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is an important cause of new daily persistent headache. It is thought to be due to spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, which probably have a multifactorial etiology.
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PLoS ONE, 2019 BackgroundPostural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system. Approximately 30% of patients experience orthostatic headaches.
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Spontaneous nerve root cerebrospinal fluid leaks and intracranial hypotension: case report [PDF]
, 2003 Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is a rare syndrome, characterized by pressure in the cerebrospinal fluid ranging between 50 and 70 mmH2O and postural headache. Its diagnosis is made through the clinical presentation, measurement of the cerebrospinal
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