Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Complicated by Cortical Vein Thrombosis.
- Author:
Ji Won YOOK
1
;
Jin Won BAE
;
Bo Young AHN
;
Hak Jin KIM
;
Tae Hong LEE
;
Eun Joo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Busan, Korea. eunjookim@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension;
Cortical vein thrombosis
- MeSH:
Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure;
Consciousness;
Cranial Nerve Diseases;
Headache;
Hematoma, Subdural;
Humans;
Intracranial Hypotension;
Seizures;
Thrombosis;
Veins;
Venous Thrombosis
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2009;27(2):179-182
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is characterized by orthostatic headache, diffuse dural thickening, and enhancement in MRI associated with low cerebrospinal fluid pressure. While SIH causes several complications such as subdural hematoma, cranial nerve palsies, and altered consciousness, cerebral venous thrombosis caused by SIH has been rarely described. We report a patient presenting with generalized tonic-clonic seizure that was probably caused by cortical vein thrombosis that had developed after SIH.
