Nō to shinkei = Brain and nerve
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Case Reports
[Treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension with continuous epidural saline infusion: a case report].
We describe that a 27-year-old woman with a severe postural headache for a month due to spontaneous intracranial hypotension was successfully treated with a continuous epidural saline infusion (CESI). She presented with sudden postural headache and back pain. On admission, CT scans of the head and thoracic spine were normal. ⋯ MR images after CESI showed normalization of the sulci and cisterns including spinal subarachnoid space, reelevation of the brain stem and cerebellar tonsil and improvement of meningeal enhancement. She remained headache free during 7 months of follow-up period. We propose this method as a safe and effective treatment for SIH.