Rebound Intracranial Hypertension
Simy Parikh
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Rebound intracranial hypertension (RIH) is a post-procedural treatment complication in patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) characterized by transient high-pressure headache symptoms. This article reviews the epidemiology, clinical features, risk factors, and treatment options for RIH. RECENT FINDINGS: This article discusses how changes in underlying venous pressure and craniospinal elastance can explain symptoms of RIH, idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), and SIH. The pathophysiology of RIH provides a clue for how high and low intracranial pressure disorders, such as IIH and SIH, are connected on a shared spectrum.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineIntracranial pressureSpontaneous Intracranial HypotensionComplicationPathophysiologyAnesthesiaPain medicineCardiologyInternal medicineAnesthesiologyCerebrospinal fluidNeurosurgical Procedures and ComplicationsCerebral Venous Sinus ThrombosisIntracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research