| Spontaneous intracranial hypotension presenting as pseudo-subarachnoid hemorrhage on CT scan. | |
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PMID: 21745742 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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We report a 20-year-old man who suffered from severe headache. A brain CT scan revealed that he had diffuse brain swelling and increased attenuation of the basal cisterns and Sylvian fissure. Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) was diagnosed but the results of CT angiography and conventional arterioangiography were negative. His headache relapsed and remitted several times during the following months. Brain MRI demonstrated brain sagging with a crowded foramen magnum. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) was finally diagnosed and his headache subsided after application of an epidural blood patch. Pseudo-SAH on CT scan is an unusual manifestation of SIH that often results in delay of diagnosis and adequate treatment. |
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Elly Koh; Shih-Hao Huang; Yen-Jun Lai; Chien-Tai Hong |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-7-9 |
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Title: Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia Volume: - ISSN: 1532-2653 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-7-12 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9433352 Medline TA: J Clin Neurosci Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Neurology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, 21 Nan-Ya S. Road, Sec. 2 Pan-Chiao, Taipei, Taiwan. |
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