Hypoliquorrhea

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As Hypoliquorrhoe refers to a low pressure in the subarachnoid space , so the patient is lying 50 mm Hg or lower. Hypoliquorrhea is caused by CSF loss after brain surgery, traumatic brain injury or lumbar puncture, as well as in various brain diseases. Typical symptoms are headaches that increase when the body is in an upright position, dizziness , nausea , vomiting , stiff neck and impaired consciousness.

literature

  • Pschyrembel clinical dictionary: With clinical syndromes and nouns anatomica . Walter de Gruyter, 1986, ISBN 9783111506890 , p. 976.