Sinking Brain: Unusual Cause of Orthostatic Headache
We report a case presenting with an orthostatic headache. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed typical pachymeningeal enhancement. CT myelography revealed leakage at the thoracic level. Patient was successfully treated by lumbar epidural blood patch (EBP).
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Light House Polyclinic Mangalore
2015-04-01
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| author | Raina R Kaushik M Mahajan SK Sondhi S Banayal V Sharma JB |
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| description | We report a case presenting with an orthostatic headache. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed typical pachymeningeal enhancement. CT myelography revealed leakage at the thoracic level. Patient was successfully treated by lumbar epidural blood patch (EBP). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f01cbf4b4ad400586cac33f6de3023f2022-12-21T19:10:05ZengLight House Polyclinic MangaloreOnline Journal of Health & Allied Sciences0972-59972015-04-01141Sinking Brain: Unusual Cause of Orthostatic HeadacheRaina R0Kaushik M1Mahajan SK2Sondhi S3Banayal V4Sharma JB5Dept. of Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, IndiaDept. of Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, IndiaDept. of Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, IndiaDept. of Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, IndiaDept. of Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, IndiaDept. of Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, IndiaWe report a case presenting with an orthostatic headache. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed typical pachymeningeal enhancement. CT myelography revealed leakage at the thoracic level. Patient was successfully treated by lumbar epidural blood patch (EBP).http://www.ojhas.org/issue53/2015-1-5.htmlSinking brainSpontaneous intracranial hypotension |
| spellingShingle | Raina R Kaushik M Mahajan SK Sondhi S Banayal V Sharma JB Sinking Brain: Unusual Cause of Orthostatic Headache Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences Sinking brain Spontaneous intracranial hypotension |
| title | Sinking Brain: Unusual Cause of Orthostatic Headache |
| title_full | Sinking Brain: Unusual Cause of Orthostatic Headache |
| title_fullStr | Sinking Brain: Unusual Cause of Orthostatic Headache |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sinking Brain: Unusual Cause of Orthostatic Headache |
| title_short | Sinking Brain: Unusual Cause of Orthostatic Headache |
| title_sort | sinking brain unusual cause of orthostatic headache |
| topic | Sinking brain Spontaneous intracranial hypotension |
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