Trendelenburg Position: A Tool to Screen for the Presence of a Low CSF Pressure Syndrome in Daily Headache Patients

Headache - Tập 48 Số 9 - Trang 1366-1371 - 2008
Todd D. Rozen1, Sahar Swidan1, Robert L. Hamel1, Joel R. Saper1
1From the Michigan Head Pain and Neurological Institute—Neurology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

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Objective.— To test the hypothesis that the Trendelenburg position is an accurate screening investigation for the presence of a low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure syndrome in patients with daily headache.Background.— The Trendelenburg position causes a rapid increase in intracranial CSF pressure. In a patient with a known CSF leak who overtime had less improvement in the supine position, being placed in Trendelenburg rapidly alleviated her daily headache. This suggested that the Trendelenburg position might be a good screening tool for low CSF pressure syndromes.Methods.— Case reports. All patients were placed in the Trendelenburg position (10°‐20° head‐down tilt) for 5 minutes. A patient was considered to have a positive Trendelenburg test if they experienced complete pain freedom or substantial improvement in baseline head pain in the Trendelenburg position.Results.— Case patients are presented for 3 clinical scenarios: Scenario 1: Daily headache with or without a positional component with a positive response to the Trendelenburg position and subsequent evidence of an underlying low CSF pressure syndrome. Scenario 2: Daily headache with a strong positional component but no improvement in the Trendelenburg position and a negative evaluation for a low CSF pressure syndrome. Scenario 3: Trendelenburg position proves the existence of a post‐lumbar puncture headache in patients with near‐daily headaches.Conclusion.— The Trendelenburg position appears potentially useful as a clinical tool to screen for the presence of a low CSF pressure syndrome in patients with daily headache.

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Headache

Tập 48 Số 9

1366-1371

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