Low CSF pressure headache

Spontaneous Low Csf Volume Headache with Abducens Nerve Palsy

The syndrome of spontaneous low CSF volume headache is caused by spontaneous or traumatic leaks of the CSF from the subarachnoid space. The CSF hypovolaemia causes sagging of the brain and traction of cranial nerves leading sometimes to overt cranial nerve palsies. We report three cases of this syndrome, in which abducens nerve palsy developed after postural headache in two patients, and neck a...

CSF tests for dementia: a potential headache?

Low CSF met-enkephalin levels in cluster headache are elevated by acupuncture.

Significantly lower met-enkephalin levels were found in CSF from cluster headache sufferers as compared to age-matched healthy volunteers, whereas it was not possible to demonstrate any clear-cut difference for beta-endorphin. CSF opioid levels may rise following manual or electroacupuncture. It was studied whether traditional Chinese (manual) acupuncture affected CSF levels of met-enkephalin o...

A patient with superficial siderosis, intraspinal cyst, low-pressure headache and low-lying cord.

Superficial siderosis is a rare condition caused by deposition of hemosiderin in the central nervous system. In recent years, it has been used to identify dural defects connecting the intrathecal space with the intraspinal fluid-filled collection seen in patients with superficial siderosis. However rare reports describe the association of low-lying cord in superficial siderosis patients. We pre...

Low CSF volume

© 2002 Blackwell Science Ltd Peter J Goadsby*, Christopher Boes*†, Cathie LM Sudlow‡ *Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, Email: [email protected]; Mayo Clinic Department of Neurology, Rochester, MN, USA; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK Practic...