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Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension – Not Always Benign [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2021
Background and Aim: Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension (SIH) is a rare cause of headaches. It commonly presents with newly-developed persistent postural headaches and resolves with conservative treatment but rarely becomes a life-threatening disease ...
Pavithran Vadakkam Muriyil, Rajeev Mandaka Parambil, Shanavas Cholakkal, Akhil Mohan, Vishal Mangala   +4 more
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Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: Brain and Spinal MRI Findings

Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, 2017
Aim: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is a rare syndrome, characterized by orthostatic headache associated with a low cerebrospinal fluid pressure. The aim of this study is to examine the brain and spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of ...
Mehtap Çavușoğlu, Semra Duran, Deniz Sözmen Cılız, Hatice Gül Hatipoğlu Çetin, Arzu Özsoy, Bülent Sakman   +5 more
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Cerebral venous thrombosis: an unexpected complication from spinal surgery [PDF]

, 2013
PURPOSE: To provide new insights into the pathophysiology, prevention and diagnosis of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) associated with iatrogenic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks and/or external CSF drainage. METHODS: Case report and literature review.
Costa, BL, Magalhães, F, Nunes, J, Peliz, AJ, Shamasna, M   +4 more
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Síndrome de hipotensão espontânea do líquor.

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2003
Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension is a rare syndrome, characterized by orthostatic headaches, low CSF pressure and characteristic aspects on MRI.
Rita Sousa, Raquel Gouveia, Leonor Lopes, Nuno Ruivo, Nuno Henriques, Graça Sá, David Coutinho, Jorge Campos   +7 more
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: A Case Report [PDF]

, 2013
Cerebrovascular venous thrombosis is an uncommon entity that may occur in the sinuses of the dura, the cortical veins, or the deep venous system. Common etiologies include states of hypercoagulability, such as oral contraceptives intake, malignancy, and ...
El-Chalouhi, MD, Nohra, Theofanis, BS, 4 year Medical student, Thana, Tjoumakaris, MD, Stavropoula   +2 more
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Brain Slump Caused by Jugular Venous Stenoses Treated by Stenting: A Hypothesis to Link Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports, 2015
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension, of which brain slump is an extreme expression, is caused by a cerebrospinal fluid leak. The reason the leak develops in the first place, however, is unknown, and some cases can be very difficult to manage.
Nicholas Higgins, Rikin Trivedi, Richard Greenwood, John Pickard   +3 more
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Risk factors for nonresponsive hydration in patients with spinal cerebrospinal fluid leakage

BMC Neurology, 2021
Background Spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is frequently encountered clinically after lumbar puncture or spontaneous events. Although some patients recover without treatment or after intensive hydration, some require an epidural blood patch (EBP)
Hung-Chieh Chen, Po-Lin Chen, Jyh-Wen Chai, Chieh-Lin Jerry Teng   +3 more
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Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Without CSF Leakage—Concept of a Pathological Cranial to Spinal Fluid Shift

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Objective: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is typically caused by CSF leakage from a spinal dural tear, a meningeal diverticulum, or a CSF venous fistula.
Johannes Goldberg, Levin Häni, Christopher Marvin Jesse, Irena Zubak, Eike I. Piechowiak, Jan Gralla, Tomas Dobrocky, Jürgen Beck, Andreas Raabe   +8 more
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Orthostatic Headaches Associated With Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension and Autonomic Dysfunction-A Case Series in Young Patients [PDF]

, 2021
Background: Orthostatic headaches can be noted in spontaneous intracranial hypotension and orthostatic intolerance. We present a case series of young patients diagnosed with spontaneous intracranial hypotension and were treated for the same but ...
Butler, Ian J, Ghosh, Ankita, Grant, Leon, Numan, Mohammed T, Patel, Rajan, Tran, Yen X   +5 more
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Intracranial hypotension secondary to spinal arachnoid cyst rupture presenting with acute severe headache: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction Headache is a common presenting complaint and has a wide differential diagnosis. Clinicians need to be alert to clues that may suggest an underlying secondary aetiology.
Borgstein Rudi, Ravishankar K, Kulkarni Makarand, Jones Wendy D, Dupont Peter   +4 more
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