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A Case of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension with Subdural Hematoma Mimicking Meningitis  

Jeong, In-Hye (Department of Neurology, Gachon University of Medicine & Science, Gachon University Gil Hospital)
Kim, Sung-Hyouk (Department of Neurology, Gachon University of Medicine & Science, Gachon University Gil Hospital)
Lee, Yeong-Bae (Department of Neurology, Gachon University of Medicine & Science, Gachon University Gil Hospital)
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Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery / v.12, no.3, 2010 , pp. 156-158 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension; Subdural hematoma; Positional headache;
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