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Orthostatic headache and bilateral abducens palsy secondary to spontaneous intracranial hypotension

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a well-documented syndrome characterized typically by a benign, self-limited course. Patients typically present with postural or exertional headaches that can be temporarily relieved by lying in a supine or recumbent position. A 35-year-old Caucasian mal...

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Autores principales: Porta-Etessam, Jesús, Di Capua, Daniela, Jorquera, Manuela, Cuadrado, Maria-L., Marcos, Azahara
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3072505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20882332
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10194-010-0262-8
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author Porta-Etessam, Jesús
Di Capua, Daniela
Jorquera, Manuela
Cuadrado, Maria-L.
Marcos, Azahara
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Di Capua, Daniela
Jorquera, Manuela
Cuadrado, Maria-L.
Marcos, Azahara
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description Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a well-documented syndrome characterized typically by a benign, self-limited course. Patients typically present with postural or exertional headaches that can be temporarily relieved by lying in a supine or recumbent position. A 35-year-old Caucasian male suffered orthostatic headache that developed to a bilateral abducens palsy. We ordered relative rest and the patient improved and completely recovered after 3 months. Although SIH is considered as a benign and self limited process it could also be associated with disabling complications. We should be aware of the possible complications and inform our patients. SIH can present with headache and bilateral abducens palsy even when the headache is improving.
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spelling pubmed-30725052011-05-18 Orthostatic headache and bilateral abducens palsy secondary to spontaneous intracranial hypotension Porta-Etessam, Jesús Di Capua, Daniela Jorquera, Manuela Cuadrado, Maria-L. Marcos, Azahara J Headache Pain Brief Report Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a well-documented syndrome characterized typically by a benign, self-limited course. Patients typically present with postural or exertional headaches that can be temporarily relieved by lying in a supine or recumbent position. A 35-year-old Caucasian male suffered orthostatic headache that developed to a bilateral abducens palsy. We ordered relative rest and the patient improved and completely recovered after 3 months. Although SIH is considered as a benign and self limited process it could also be associated with disabling complications. We should be aware of the possible complications and inform our patients. SIH can present with headache and bilateral abducens palsy even when the headache is improving. Springer Milan 2010-09-30 2011-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3072505/ /pubmed/20882332 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10194-010-0262-8 Text en © Springer-Verlag 2010
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Porta-Etessam, Jesús
Di Capua, Daniela
Jorquera, Manuela
Cuadrado, Maria-L.
Marcos, Azahara
Orthostatic headache and bilateral abducens palsy secondary to spontaneous intracranial hypotension
title Orthostatic headache and bilateral abducens palsy secondary to spontaneous intracranial hypotension
title_full Orthostatic headache and bilateral abducens palsy secondary to spontaneous intracranial hypotension
title_fullStr Orthostatic headache and bilateral abducens palsy secondary to spontaneous intracranial hypotension
title_full_unstemmed Orthostatic headache and bilateral abducens palsy secondary to spontaneous intracranial hypotension
title_short Orthostatic headache and bilateral abducens palsy secondary to spontaneous intracranial hypotension
title_sort orthostatic headache and bilateral abducens palsy secondary to spontaneous intracranial hypotension
topic Brief Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3072505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20882332
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10194-010-0262-8
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