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Classroom classification

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Post-traumatic intracranial hypotension

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Common symptoms

失水、低颅压综合征、意识障碍、血压偏低、头昏、恶心、代超、眩晕、厌食、脉搏细速

The pathology of disease

Post-traumatic intracranial hypotension syndrome is post-traumatic CSF leak causing orthostatic headache; worse upright; better lying; epidural blood patch.

Symptoms

Orthostatic headache; worse upright; better lying; after trauma/LP; nausea; neck stiffness; tinnitus

Causes

CSF leak after head/spine trauma; dural tear; post-LP.

Treatment

Bed rest; caffeine; epidural blood patch; locate leak; surgical repair if persistent

Dept

Neurology / neurosurgery / pain.

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