Intracranial hypertension and intracranial hypotension causing headache in the same patient.

This report describes a young man with intracranial hypertension who developed a severe excruciating headache due to intracranial hypotension after a diagnostic lumbar puncture. It is paradoxical that lumbar puncture, which is supposed to be a treatment option for patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension, leads to headache due to intracranial hypotension.
PMID: 24982565 [PubMed]

Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - July 1, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Panikkath R, Welker J, Johnston R, Lado-Abeal J Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research