Ruptured Intracranial Dermoid: An Unusual Cause of Headache in an Older Patient

A 76‐year‐old woman with a history of migraine presented with worsening headache. Computerized tomography brain scan and magnetic resonance imaging brain scan showed the presence of fat globules in the cerebrospinal fluid space. This appearance was suggestive of ruptured intracranial dermoid. She re...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Headache 2008-02, Vol.48 (2), p.294-296
Hauptverfasser:	Rajapakse, Anoja, Diack, Alison
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Dermoid Cyst - complications Dermoid Cyst - pathology elderly Female headache Headache - etiology Headache - pathology Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Rupture, Spontaneous ruptured intracranial dermoid Skull Neoplasms - complications Skull Neoplasms - pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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