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Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
Author(s) -
Schievink Wouter I.,
Maya M. Marcel,
Chow William,
Louy Charles
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00696.x
Subject(s) - reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome , vasoconstriction , spontaneous intracranial hypotension , intracranial hypotension , medicine , anesthesia , cardiology , cerebrospinal fluid
Myelography showed an opening pressure of 0 cm H 2 O and multiple thoracic meningeal diverticula in a 52‐year‐old woman suffering from orthostatic headaches of instantaneous onset. MR‐angiography showed severe segmental arterial stenosis of the anterior and posterior circulation, which resolved over a 4‐day period following an epidural blood patch. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension should be considered in the differential diagnosis of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction.