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INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION, ESSENTIAL
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Descriptor
English
:
Intracranial Hypotension
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Hipotensión Intracraneal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Hipotensão Intracraniana
Synonyms
English
:
Intracranial Hypotension, Essential
Intracranial Hypotension, Secondary
Intracranial Hypotension, Spontaneous
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.638
Definition
English
:
Reduction of
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID pressure
characterized clinically by
HEADACHE
which is maximal in an upright
posture
and occasionally by an
abducens nerve
palsy (see
ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES
),
neck
stiffness,
hearing loss
(see
DEAFNESS
);
NAUSEA
; and other
symptoms
. This condition may be spontaneous or secondary to
SPINAL PUNCTURE
;
NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES
;
DEHYDRATION
;
UREMIA
; trauma (see also
CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA
); and other processes. Chronic
hypotension
may be associated with subdural hematomas (see
HEMATOMA
, SUBDURAL) or hygromas. (From Semin Neurol 1996 Mar;16(1):5-10; Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, pp637-8)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION
; coord IM with
disease
/physiopathol (IM) causing or caused by
intracranial hypotension
History Note
English
:
1998
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
33370
Unique Identifier:
D019585
Occurrence in VHL
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