Treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypotension with tea : a case report
Joint Authors
Husaynzadeh, Faridah
Said, S. Muhammad
Petramfar, Peyman
Source
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 18, Issue 6 (30 Jun. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2016-06-30
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction : Thesyndromeof spontaneous intracranial hypotension has been increasingly diagnosed since its discovery through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
It is a rare syndrome that is due to the leakage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from a tear in the dura and can occur at any age, even among adolescents, but is most frequently seen among females in late middle age.
Case Presentation: Here, we describe a 32-year-oldwomanwith a two-month history of headaches and occasional nausea and vomiting (N/V).
MRI without gadolinium was normal, but meningeal enhancement was seen in MRI with gadolinium.
The lumbar puncture revealed a low opening pressure.
Computed tomography myelography (CT myelography) showed no leakage; Therefore, idiopathic intracranial hypotension was diagnosed.
Treatment was started using tea, and the patient’s headache got significantly better in about a day.
Conclusions : Conservative therapy, such as bed rest and caffeine treatment with eight cups of tea daily, yielded a significant improvement in our patient.
Effectively, the patient constitutes a case of idiopathic intracranial hypotension due to undetectable CSF leakage or hyper-absorption, with good response to conservative management through tea-drinking.
Further investigations with an appropriate sample size are needed in order toconfirmthis intervention in the treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypotension.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Petramfar, Peyman& Said, S. Muhammad& Husaynzadeh, Faridah. 2016. Treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypotension with tea : a case report. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 18, no. 6, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-701262
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Husaynzadeh, Faridah…[et al.]. Treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypotension with tea : a case report. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 18, no. 6 (Jun. 2016), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-701262
American Medical Association (AMA)
Petramfar, Peyman& Said, S. Muhammad& Husaynzadeh, Faridah. Treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypotension with tea : a case report. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2016. Vol. 18, no. 6, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-701262
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 4
Record ID
BIM-701262