Cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia syndrome with benign course
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Syndrome of spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia: report of six cases.
Syndrome of spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia (SCH) is a rare cause of new onset headache. We report six cases of SCH presenting with new onset headache. All six cases were females. Acute onset orthostatic headache and neck pain were the chief characteristics of SCH in our cases. The MRI brain showed pachymeningeal gadolinium enhancement in all patients. Spinal extradural CSF collecti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0972-2327
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.74202