title: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: case report.
abstract: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is a well defined entity, however it is characterised by a relevant clinical heterogeneity. The main feature is orthostatic headache, often accompanied by other symptoms. The diagnosis is easily made in the presence of orthostatic headache, excluding an obvious aetiology of low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure, and often there is no evidence of direct or indirect CSF leak.
authors.affiliation: U.O. Neurologia, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano, Milan, Italy. paola.merlo@umanitas.it
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Merlo
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Clerici
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stival
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rebecchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noce
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mazza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone