title: Spontaneous low cerebrospinal fluid pressure headache: an emergency medicine  perspective.
abstract: Spontaneous low cerebrospinal fluid pressure headaches are a rare but treatable cause of debilitating headaches. The condition is characterized by a postural headache in the absence of any recent spinal procedures and is exacerbated when upright and relieved when supine. Diagnosis and treatment are often delayed, however, due to a lack of recognition and awareness, as illustrated by this case report of a patient who had multiple emergency department visits before further investigations were sought.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Justin S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Cigdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Akincioglu
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gulka
authors.forename: Grant
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coome
mesh_terms: D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012720:Severity of Illness Index