Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Presenting As Cervicogenic Headache: Case Report and Review of Literature.

Background: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is uncommon. There is a lack of understanding of its exact pathophysiology along with significant variability in its clinical management.

Case Description: The authors report the case of a previously well man with cervicogenic headache associated with magnetic resonance imaging features of intracranial hypotension. The salient features of this case include the details of various treatments prescribed for his condition and the therapeutic difficulties encountered.

Conclusion: Owing to the infrequency of the diagnosis, the challenges of clinical management for this patient are discussed in relationship to current literature. Next, the highlights of this unusual case in an individual add to the growing body of literature reports for better understanding of this disease.