Spontaneous intracranial hypotension followed by dural sinus thrombosis: a case report

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2010 Jul;112(6):498-500. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.01.010. Epub 2010 Apr 18.

Abstract

SIH is an underdiagnosed condition with variable clinical and radiological presentations that leads to engorged dural sinuses and promotes stasis predisposing for dural sinus thrombosis (DST). We describe a young female patient who presented with clinical and imaging signs of SIH alone followed by a superimposed DST 10 days later. We discuss the pathophysiological mechanisms that may have led to this constellation, and review the literature to-date along with diagnostic and management implications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Headache / etiology
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Hypotension / diagnostic imaging
  • Intracranial Hypotension / etiology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / complications*
  • Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Anticoagulants