Giulia Otta - A case of spontaneous intracranical hypotension
Nombre y apellidos: Giulia Otta
País: Italia
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Título de la obra: A case of spontaneous intracranical hypotension
Especie o elemento: Anatomy
Categoría: Año Cajal
Técnicas utilizadas: graphite and watercolours on paper
Inteligencia artificial: No. I did not use any AI.
Tamaño: 29,7 x 42 cm (A3)
Año de creación: 2024
Descripción: It is here reported a case of spontaneous intracranical hypotension.
A leak of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or a lower production of it presented at first orthostatic headache.
Secondary, it caused double vision (diplopia) in the distance gaze. It has been noticed a deficit of the abducent nerve (CN VI) in the left eye with a consequent malfunction of the lateral rectus muscle.
The double vision was binocular and appeared horizontally (side to side).
After 30 days of rest in bed in the horizontal position and with an abundant hydration all the symptoms disappeared and the patient could go back to their routine.