A case of idiopathic low CSF pressure headache presenting as cough headache.
Idiopathic low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure headache is considered to be one that worsens within 15 min of sitting-up or standing-up, accompanied by at least one of the following: neck stiffness, tinnitus, hypacusia, photophobia and nausea. Several reports suggest that a substantial number of idiopathic low CSF pressure cases do not present typical clinical symptoms and that a considerable clinical variability exists. We report the case of an idiopathic low CSF pressure presenting as a cough headache.
Nuti
Angelo
A
Neurology Unit, Hospital of Viareggio, Lido di Camaiore, LU, Italy.
Baldacci
Filippo
F
Lucetti
Claudio
C
Dolciotti
Cristina
C
Cipriani
Gabriele
G
Bonuccelli
Ubaldo
U
D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D051270:Headache Disorders, Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D055815:Young Adult