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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2015; 10(02): 158-161
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.152113
CASE REPORT

Intracranial hypotension after syringopleural shunting in posttraumatic syringomyelia: Case report and review of the literature

Johanne Summers
3   Department of Neurosurgery, Monash Medical Centre, Victoria
,
Yagnesh Vellore
1   Department of Neurosurgery, The Alfred Hospital, Victoria
,
Patrick Chan
1   Department of Neurosurgery, The Alfred Hospital, Victoria
2   Department of Surgery, Monash University, Victoria
,
Jeffrey Rosenfeld
1   Department of Neurosurgery, The Alfred Hospital, Victoria
2   Department of Surgery, Monash University, Victoria
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We report a case of a 45-year-old male with a syringopleural shunt who developed intracranial hypotension. The patient presented with 2 weeks history of worsening headache and back pain, on a background of having had a syringopleural shunt inserted for a thoracic posttraumatic syrinx. Computerized tomography imaging of the brain revealed bilateral subdural fluid collections. Magnetic resonance imaging appearances of spinal and intracranial pachymeningeal enhancement confirmed intracranial hypotension. We present a rare case of intracranial hypotension secondary to syringopleural shunting in a patient with posttraumatic syringomyelia.

Key-words:

Intracranial hypotension - subdural collection - syringomyelia - syringopleural shunt


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Article published online:
22 September 2022

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