Spontaneous intracranial hypotension

Description

The exact cause of spontaneous spinal CSF leaks usually remains unknown, but a combination of an underlying weakness of the spinal meninges and a trivial precipitating event is generally suspected.

Index terms

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension

Exclusions from above levels

05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

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22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

8D61.1 – Secondary intracranial hypotension
8D61.Y – Other specified intracranial hypotension
8D61.Z – Intracranial hypotension, unspecified

Foundation entity

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1304151002

Part of: 8D61: Intracranial hypotension › 08: Diseases of the nervous system