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  • Spontaneous low cerebrospinal fluid pressure headache: an emergency medicine perspective

  • Justin S. Ahn, Cigdem Akincioglu, Irene Gulka, Grant Coome
  • Journal:
    Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine / Volume 15 / Issue 1 / January 2013
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    04 March 2015, pp. 53-58
    Print publication:
    January 2013
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  • Spontaneous low cerebrospinal fluid pressure headaches are a rare but treatable cause of debilitating headaches. The condition is characterized by a postural headache in the absence of any recent spinal procedures and is exacerbated when upright and relieved when supine. Diagnosis and treatment are often delayed, however, due to a lack of recognition and awareness, as illustrated by this case report of a patient who had multiple emergency department visits before further investigations were sought.