Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Associated with Kinetic Tremor and Ataxia

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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Main Author: Richard Salazar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2016-03-01
Series:Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Online Access:https://tremorjournal.org/index.php/tremor/article/view/366
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spelling doaj-e3c9611dd7174ef59c3e60f32e22f77a2021-04-02T15:40:47ZengUbiquity PressTremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements2160-82882016-03-01610.7916/D8HQ3ZN5255Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Associated with Kinetic Tremor and AtaxiaRichard Salazar0St Mary Corwin<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>https://tremorjournal.org/index.php/tremor/article/view/366
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Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
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title Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Associated with Kinetic Tremor and Ataxia
title_short Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Associated with Kinetic Tremor and Ataxia
title_full Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Associated with Kinetic Tremor and Ataxia
title_fullStr Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Associated with Kinetic Tremor and Ataxia
title_full_unstemmed Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Associated with Kinetic Tremor and Ataxia
title_sort spontaneous intracranial hypotension associated with kinetic tremor and ataxia
publisher Ubiquity Press
series Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
issn 2160-8288
publishDate 2016-03-01
description <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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