| Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension in Childhood: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. | |
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PMID: 21343606 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Spontaneous intracranial hypotension results from 1 or more spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks, and generally presents with severe and persisting orthostatic headache. Diagnosis can be difficult as spontaneous intracranial hypotension is very rare in childhood and has a wide spectrum of clinical features and neuroimaging findings. Lumbar autologous epidural blood patch can be helpful for confirmation of diagnosis and symptom relief. We report a 15-year-old female with spontaneous intracranial hypotension who experienced immediate resolution of her symptoms following lumbar autologous epidural blood patch on 2 occasions, and review the literature on this well-recognized but probably underdiagnosed headache syndrome in childhood. |
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Authors:
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Eunice K Chan; Bernard Yan; Monique M Ryan |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-2-22 |
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Title: Journal of child neurology Volume: - ISSN: 1708-8283 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-2-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8606714 Medline TA: J Child Neurol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Children's Neurosciences Centre, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. |
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