Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Complicated by Cortical Vein Thrombosis

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 27(2); 2009 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2009;27(2): 179-182.

자발두개내압저하에 합병된 겉질정맥혈전증

육지원, 배진원 안보영 김학진a 이태홍a 김은주

부산대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실, 영상의학교실a

Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Complicated by Cortical Vein Thrombosis

Ji-Won Yook

Department of Neurology, Department of Radiologya, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Busan, Korea

Abstract

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is characterized by orthostatic headache, diffuse dural thickening, and enhancement in MRI associated with low cerebrospinal fluid pressure. While SIH causes several complications such as subdural hematoma, cranial nerve palsies, and altered consciousness, cerebral venous thrombosis caused by SIH has been rarely described. We report a patient presenting with generalized tonic-clonic seizure that was probably caused by cortical vein thrombosis that had developed after SIH. Key Words: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension, Cortical vein thrombosis