Filum Ependymoma Mimicking Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
- 1 May 2005
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
- Vol. 45 (5), 607-609
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4610.2005.05117_2.x
Abstract
A 34-year-old man with a 2-week history of orthostatic headaches and a "dry tap" at lumbar puncture was found to have a lumbar intradural mass on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination. A myxopapillary ependymoma was resected and the patient's headache completely resolved. The combination of spontaneous orthostatic headaches and a "dry tap" at the time of lumbar puncture does not always indicate the presence of a spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak and intracranial hypotension.Keywords
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