title: Burr hole drainage for complicated spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome.
abstract: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is a potentially severe condition that is caused by continuous cerebrospinal fluid leakage. Clinically, most patients have a benign course and the condition remits after conservative management. We report two consecutive patients who presented with acute expansion of subdural collection and disturbed consciousness. Both patients recovered completely after undergoing burr hole drainage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yu-Fang
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hung-Lin
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Der-Yang
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Chun-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yu-Chien
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Shang-Ming
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Chiou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003399:Craniotomy; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D046648:Hematoma, Subdural, Intracranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013355:Subdural Space; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed