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Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Associated with Kinetic Tremor and Ataxia

By: Richard Salazar  
Open Access
|Mar 2016

Abstract

Background: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a clinically variable syndrome caused by low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure due to a non-traumatic CSF leak.

Phenomenology Shown: This case describes a 68-year-old gentleman who presents with chronic and slightly progressive kinetic tremor of bilateral hands associated with gait ataxia and gait start hesitation.

Educational Value: This case underscores the importance of having a high index of suspicion for the diagnosis of SIH when encountering a patient presenting with late-onset progressive kinetic tremor and gait ataxia syndrome.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.326 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 29, 2015
Accepted on: Jan 22, 2016
Published on: Mar 9, 2016
Published by: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2016 Richard Salazar, published by Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
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