Pneumocephalus in Patients With Orthostatic Headache
| Autor: | In Kyu Yu, Bo Ram Lee, Soo Jin Yoon, Soo Joo Lee, Jong Un Chun, Gun Sei Oh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Orthostatic headache Neurology business.industry Case Report medicine.disease Orthostatic vital signs Pneumocephalus Cerebrospinal fluid medicine.anatomical_structure Anesthesia Hypovolemia medicine Neurology (clinical) CSF hypovolemia Headaches medicine.symptom Subarachnoid space business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Neurology (Seoul, Korea) |
| ISSN: | 2005-5013 1738-6586 |
| Popis: | Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak or shunt overdrainage is a well-known cause of orthostatic headaches and low CSF pressures. We report two cases of orthostatic headache with pneumocephalus on brain imaging. The orthostatic headache developed after drainage of spinal operation site and epidural block. Brain MRI revealed characteristic findings of CSF hypovolemia including pachymeningeal enhancement and mild subdural fluid collections. Air was also observed in the ventricular or subarachnoid space in both patients, which might enter the subarachnoid or ventricular space during a procedure via the pressure gradient or an injection. |
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