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SAGE Publications, Journal of Child Neurology, 6(26), p. 761-766, 2011

DOI: 10.1177/0883073810389042

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Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension in Childhood: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Journal article published in 2011 by Eunice K. Chan, Bernard Yan ORCID, Monique M. Ryan
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension results from 1 or more spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks, and generally presents with severe and persisting orthostatic headache. Diagnosis can be difficult as spontaneous intracranial hypotension is very rare in childhood and has a wide spectrum of clinical features and neuroimaging findings. Lumbar autologous epidural blood patch can be helpful for confirmation of diagnosis and symptom relief. We report a 15-year-old female with spontaneous intracranial hypotension who experienced immediate resolution of her symptoms following lumbar autologous epidural blood patch on 2 occasions, and review the literature on this well-recognized but probably underdiagnosed headache syndrome in childhood.