Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Associated with Kinetic Tremor and Ataxia
<p><strong>Background:</strong> Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a clinically variable syndrome caused by low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure due to a non-traumatic CSF leak.</p> <p><strong>Phenomenology Shown:</strong> This case describes a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements |
| Online Access: | https://tremorjournal.org/index.php/tremor/article/view/366 |
| Summary: | <p><strong>Background:</strong> Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a clinically variable syndrome caused by low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure due to a non-traumatic CSF leak.</p> <p><strong>Phenomenology Shown:</strong> This case describes a 68-year-old gentleman who presents with chronic and slightly progressive kinetic tremor of bilateral hands associated with gait ataxia and gait start hesitation.</p> <p><strong>Educational Value:</strong> This case underscores the importance of having a high index of suspicion for the diagnosis of SIH when encountering a patient presenting with late-onset progressive kinetic tremor and gait ataxia syndrome.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 2160-8288 |