Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Associated with Kinetic Tremor and Ataxia

BACKGROUND: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a clinically variable syndrome caused by low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure due to a non-traumatic CSF leak. PHENOMENOLOGY SHOWN: This case describes a 68-year-old gentleman who presents with chronic and slightly progressive kinetic tremo...

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Autor principal: Salazar, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4790469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27351232
http://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8HQ3ZN5
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description BACKGROUND: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a clinically variable syndrome caused by low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure due to a non-traumatic CSF leak. PHENOMENOLOGY SHOWN: This case describes a 68-year-old gentleman who presents with chronic and slightly progressive kinetic tremor of bilateral hands associated with gait ataxia and gait start hesitation. EDUCATIONAL VALUE: This case underscores the importance of having a high index of suspicion for the diagnosis of SIH when encountering a patient presenting with late-onset progressive kinetic tremor and gait ataxia syndrome.
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spelling pubmed-47904692016-03-17 Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Associated with Kinetic Tremor and Ataxia Salazar, Richard Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) Video Abstracts BACKGROUND: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a clinically variable syndrome caused by low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure due to a non-traumatic CSF leak. PHENOMENOLOGY SHOWN: This case describes a 68-year-old gentleman who presents with chronic and slightly progressive kinetic tremor of bilateral hands associated with gait ataxia and gait start hesitation. EDUCATIONAL VALUE: This case underscores the importance of having a high index of suspicion for the diagnosis of SIH when encountering a patient presenting with late-onset progressive kinetic tremor and gait ataxia syndrome. Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2016-03-09 /pmc/articles/PMC4790469/ /pubmed/27351232 http://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8HQ3ZN5 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution–Noncommerical–No Derivatives License, which permits the user to copy, distribute, and transmit the work provided that the original author and source are credited; that no commercial use is made of the work; and that the work is not altered or transformed.
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title Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Associated with Kinetic Tremor and Ataxia
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title_short Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Associated with Kinetic Tremor and Ataxia
title_sort spontaneous intracranial hypotension associated with kinetic tremor and ataxia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4790469/
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