Successful Surgical Treatment of Intractable Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Due to a Calcified Thoracic Disc Prolapse

Overview

Journal J Clin Neurosci

Specialty Neurology

Date 2013 Jul 23

PMID 23871453

Citations 3

Authors

David Wilson

John Christie

Richard Ferch

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Abstract

We present a patient with spontaneous intracranial hypotension due to a calcified thoracic disc prolapse. Although most cases of spontaneous intracranial hypotension resolve with conservative measures, a few reported patients require surgical intervention. We discuss an uncommon presentation of spontaneous intracranial hypotension, requiring surgical repair of a thoracic dural defect to achieve symptom resolution.

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