Spontaneous intracranial hypotension complicated by atlantoaxial subluxation : a case report

A 54-year-old woman presented at the hospital with headache and posterior neck pain, which worsened when standing or in the sitting position and improved when in the supine position. A diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis was made at the age ofin 33 years, and the patient has been taking methotrexate and methylprednisolone. Cervical MRI and magnetic resonance myelography showed the appearance of CSF leakage, resulting in a diagnosis of spontaneous intracranial hypotension. A diagnosis of atlantoaxial subluxation was also made based on the abnormal anterior position of the atlas (C1) in the cervical X-ray image. The CSF leakage corresponded with the atlantoaxial subluxation region, which indicated that spontaneous intracranial hypotension was caused by the compression of the dura mater. These symptoms were improved following treatment with the intravenous drip of the extracellular fluids, and she was discharged from the hospital on day 25. The disruption of the dura matter induced by atlantoaxial subluxation is a rare complication but is worth considering when determining the etiology of spontaneous intracranial hypotension.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:61

Enthalten in:

Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 61(2021), 3 vom: 25. März, Seite 172-176

Sprache:

Japanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yamazaki, Naoya [VerfasserIn]
Ryosuke, Doijiri [VerfasserIn]
Yamaguchi, Eriko [VerfasserIn]
Takahashi, Ken [VerfasserIn]
Takahashi, Hiroaki [VerfasserIn]
Kikuchi, Takahiko [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Atlantoaxial subluxation
Case Reports
Journal Article
Rheumatoid arthritis
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension

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Date Completed 24.06.2021

Date Revised 24.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001501

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NLM321858638