Low intracranial pressure
CSF leak
A leak of cerebrospinal fluid lowers the pressure cushioning the brain, producing a headache that is much worse upright and eases on lying flat. Treatable, but often mistaken for migraine for years.
~5 per 100,000 each year · likely underdiagnosed · peaks between the 30s and 50s
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What Erin does about it
From your story to a working plan
- 01The intake screens specifically for the upright-worse, lying-better pattern that points away from migraine
- 02Your assessment flags red flags and the need for prompt imaging or specialist referral where appropriate
- 03You receive a plain-language summary; your clinician receives a structured SOAP note where licensed
- 04Education explains what an epidural blood patch involves and the questions worth asking
