Spontaneous dural tear leading to intracranial hypotension and tonsillar herniation in Marfan syndrome: a case report
| Autor: | Farhan Arshad Mirza, Aqueel H. Pabaney, Humera Ahsan, Nadir Ali Syed |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Marfan syndrome medicine.medical_specialty Dura mater Intracranial Hypotension Clinical Neurology Contrast Media Case Report Transplantation Autologous lcsh:RC346-429 Marfan Syndrome Encephalocele Orthostatic vital signs Cerebrospinal fluid medicine Humans lcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system Cerebrospinal Fluid business.industry Brain General Medicine medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surgery Transplantation Treatment Outcome medicine.anatomical_structure Spinal Cord Anesthesia Dura Mater Neurology (clinical) Headaches medicine.symptom business Blood Patch Epidural Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | BMC Neurology BMC Neurology, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 54 (2010) |
| ISSN: | 1471-2377 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2377-10-54 |
| Popis: | Background We describe the case of a 38 year old male with Marfan syndrome who presented with orthostatic headaches and seizures. Case Presentation The patient was diagnosed with Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension secondary to CSF leaks, objectively demonstrated by MR Myelogram with intrathecal contrast. Epidural autologus blood patch was administered at the leakage site leading to significant improvement. Conclusion Our literature search shows that this is the second reported case of a Marfan patient presenting with symptomatic spontaneous CSF leaks along with tonsillar herniation. |
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