Spontaneous intracranial hypotension presenting with coma: a case report and literature review

Celik Y., Tekatas A., Albayram S., Gunduz A., Asil T. , Unlu E., et al.

AGRI-THE JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF ALGOLOGY, cilt.27, ss.160-162, 2015 (ESCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

  • Cilt numarası: 27 Konu: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5505/agri.2015.59454
  • Dergi Adı: AGRI-THE JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF ALGOLOGY
  • Sayfa Sayısı: ss.160-162

Özet

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is characterized by orthostatic headache in the absence of a history of head trauma or lumbar puncture, and diagnosis is confirmed by a specific cerebrospinal fluid pressure and neuroimaging findings. It rarely presents with coma. A 62-year-old man presented with progressive cognitive decline of 2 to 4 weeks' duration. He was diagnosed with spontaneous intracranial hypotension according to cerebrospinal fluid pressure and neuroimaging findings, and treated conservatively.