[Spontaneous intracranial hypotension and Marfan syndrome].

This article describes the cases of two female patients who presented with postural headache. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple leakages of CSF and both patients had a genetically confirmed diagnosis of Marfan syndrome. The initial symptomatic treatment did not result in a significant relief of the headaches. Epidural blood patching was performed and the intervention was successful in both patients. Finally, the most important epidemiological, diagnostic and pathophysiological aspects are demonstrated and the therapeutic procedures are presented. PMID: 27278058 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Der Nervenarzt - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Nervenarzt Source Type: research