Spontaneous intracranial hypotension associated with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
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Date
2022-01
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Mansa STM Publishers
Abstract
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is usually due to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, resulting in loss of CSF volume. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is the inability of the posterior circulation of the brain to autoregulate in response to significant variation in blood pressure.Altered perfusion with associated blood-brain barrier disruption may lead to vasogenic edema, usually without infarction, commonly in the parieto-occipital regions. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the brain and spine and cerebral MR venography are essential tools for diagnosing clinically suspected SIH and PRES. We present 18-year-young gentleman with clinical and radiological signs of SIH, which later evolved toward PRES.
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Cerebrospinal fluid, Magnetic resonance imaging, Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, Spontaneous intracranial hypotension
Citation
Choudhary Subham, Sethi Kanika Sekhri, Nanda Satyan, Ganesan Prem Kumar, Mehndiratta Man Mohan, Anand Rajiv, Handa Rahul. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension associated with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Indian Journal of Case Reports. 2022 Jan; 8(1): 12-15