Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: report of four cases and review of the literature.
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is an unusual syndrome of postural headache and low cerebrospinal fluid pressure without an established cause. We present four cases, analyze those previously reported in the literature, examine the MRI, CT, angiographic and cisternographic finding and discuss the clinical picture, proposed pathophysiologic mechanisms and potential treatment.
Christoforidis
G A
GA
Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Hospita, Detroit, Michigan, USA. gchristofo@aol.com
Mehta
B A
BA
Landi
J L
JL
Czarnecki
E J
EJ
Piaskowski
R A
RA
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed