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ID DOID:4723
Name intracranial hypotension
Definition A brain disease that is characterized by low pressure inside the skull, and thus in the brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid; may occur as a result of an occult or iatrogenically caused leak of CSF into another body cavity; may result in the downward displacement of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum or Chiari malformation; has_symptom orthostatic headache; other symptoms are related to compression of cranial nerves due to brain sagging.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebrospinal_fluid_leak, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intracranial_pressure, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_cerebrospinal_fluid_leak
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ICD10CM:G96.81

MESH:D019585

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:433691000124104

UMLS_CUI:C0524812

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is_a brain disease

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