title: Delayed diagnosis, due to the associated radiological abnormalities, of spontaneous intracranial hypotension caused by cerebrospinal fluid leakage at C1-2.
abstract: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is an uncommon clinical entity that is often diagnosed after a delay, or it is misdiagnosed due to the variety of clinical presentations and the associated radiological findings. We present here a case of SIH associated with chronic subdural haematoma (SDH) and subarachnoid haemorrhage. Following the diagnosis of the SIH, the patient underwent injection of an epidural blood patch for the SIH and burr hole trephination was done for treating the chronic subdural haematoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. jwi@catholic.ac.kr
authors.forename: Won-Il
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.forename: Kyung-Jin
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyung-Keun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Rha
authors.forename: Hae-Kwan
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jeung-Ki
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Chough
mesh_terms: D017217:Blood Patch, Epidural / Q000379:methods; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013353:Subdural Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome