A Case of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension with Subdural Hematoma Mimicking Meningitis.
- Author:
In Hye JEONG
1
;
Sung Hyouk KIM
;
Yeong Bae LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Gachon University of Medicine & Science, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea. yblee@gachon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension;
Subdural hematoma;
Positional headache
- MeSH:
Blood Patch, Epidural;
Hematoma, Subdural;
Humans;
Intracranial Hypotension;
Meningitis;
Neurologic Manifestations;
Spine
- From:Korean Journal of Cerebrovascular Surgery
2010;12(3):156-158
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) results from spontaneous cerebral spinal fluid leakage, of unknown etiology, at the level of the spine. Physicians' unfamiliarity with SIH and a its varied clinical and radiographic manifestations may contribute to a delayed or erroneous diagnosis. We report an SIH patient whose subdural hematoma (SDH) clinically mimicked meningitis, but who recovered 1 week later, without any neurologic deficit, after an epidural blood patch (EBP) treatment.
