title: A transient third cranial nerve palsy as presenting sign of spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
abstract: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is an uncommon cause of sudden and persistent headache: associated symptoms are common, among which there are cranial nerve palsies, especially of the abducens nerve. We report a case of a 21-year-old man with a transient and isolated third nerve palsy due to spontaneous intracranial hypotension. To our knowledge, there are only few reports in the literature of such association.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Second University of Naples, 80138 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tessitore
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cirillo
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Micco
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bussone
authors.forename: Gioacchino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tedeschi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D055815:Young Adult