[Spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome. A case]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 1997 Jul;153(6-7):417-20.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report a 49-year-old woman with spontaneous intra-cranial hypotension. this characteristic syndrome associates postural headache and a low cerebro-spinal fluid pressure. It was confirmed by lumbar puncture and magnetic resonance imagery. We describe the clinical and the cerebro-spinal fluid features, the radiological appearances, and the clinical and radiological course. The interests of this diagnosis are, first, its spontaneous benign course and, second, to avoid unnecessary invasive investigations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Headache / etiology
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Hypotension / diagnosis*
  • Intracranial Hypotension / etiology
  • Intracranial Hypotension / physiopathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged