title: [Acute orthostatic intracranial hypotension].
abstract: The case of a young female with an acute idiopathic low cerebrospinal fluid pressure is presented. Clinical-imaging manifestations were typical and two consecutive blood patches resulted in a complete and durable resolution of the symptomatology. We present a review of the various investigation and therapeutic techniques.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carpentier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hamou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dupont
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Turell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pierrot-Deseilligny
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017217:Blood Patch, Epidural; D003392:Cranial Sinuses / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D011187:Posture; D013346:Subarachnoid Space; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology