Corticosteroids for spontaneous intracranial hypotension: a case-report and critical review focusing on pathophysiology and treatment

Corticosteroids for spontaneous intracranial hypotension: a case-report and critical review focusing on pathophysiology and treatment

Abstract Background Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is characterized by positional headache caused by low CSF pressure, without any major traumatic event. Optimal treatment is still debated; epidural blood patch (EBP) is usually used after unsuccessful conservative treatment with variable...

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Main Authors: Efthalia Angelopoulou, Eirini Pantou, Georgios Zacharis, Michail Rentzos, Leonidas Stefanis, Vasiliki Zouvelou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:
SIH
CSF leakage
Epidural blood patch
Corticosteroids
Headache
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41984-021-00109-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41984-021-00109-x

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