Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH): complications
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH): complications. Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Vascular complications
- Superficial siderosis: this is possibly due to intraspinal haemorrhage
- Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH)
- Cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT)
- Stroke
Complications of persistent ventral spinal CSF leaks
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Other complications
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References
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- Schievink WI, Wasserstein P, Maya MM. Intraspinal hemorrhage in spontaneous intracranial hypotension: link to superficial siderosis? Report of 2 cases. J Neurosurg Spine 2016; 24:454-456.
- Kumar N, Miller GM, Piepgras DG, Mokri B. A unifying hypothesis for a patient with superficial siderosis, low-pressure headache, intraspinal cyst, back pain, and prominent vascularity. J Neurosurg 2010; 113:97-101.
- Perry A, Graffeo CS, Brinjikji W, Copeland WR 3rd, Rabinstein AA, Link MJ. Spontaneous occult intracranial hypotension precipitating life-threatening cerebral venous thrombosis: case report. J Neurosurg Spine 2018; 28:669-678.
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