[Spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome. A case].
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.
Fédération de Neurologie, CHU Charles-Nicolle, Rouen.
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JF
Renard
E
E
Massardier
Y
Y
Onnient
M H
MH
Lefèvre
A
A
Trinquenot
F
F
Callonnec
J
J
Thiebot
B
B
Mihout
D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged