Spontaneous intracranial hypotension.

Mehwish  Sayed; Ahmed  Asif; Bushra  Reha; Amanullah  Khan

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Spontaneous intracranial hypotension.

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Mehwish Sayed Department of Medicine, Liaquat National Hospital Karachi, Pakistan

Ahmed Asif Department of Neurology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Bushra Reha Department of Radiology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Amanullah Khan Department of Radiology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is uncommon and usually undiagnosed entity which present most commonly with postural headache. The diagnosis is difficult because of the nonspecific symptoms and lack of awareness about the disease .It is important to recognize SIH as if the disease goes undiagnosed it can cause a significant delay in initiation of the treatment and exposing patient to the risks associated with the treatment for the disorders mimicking intracranial hypotension . We describe a patient with SIH and outline the important clinical and radiological features of this syndrome. The aim of presenting this case report is to emphasize the need for being vigilant for this rare disorder which should be considered in the differential diagnosis of recurrent posture related headache.

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Page(s) 24-28

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Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Year: 2014

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