HaNDL syndrome: transient headache and neurological deficits with cerebrospinal fluid lymphocytosis
Hutton, J.; Wellington, D.; Miller, S.
New Zealand Medical Journal 130(1449): 67-69
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 1175-8716 PMID: 28178733 Document Number: 693919
We report the case of a 54-year-old woman with multiple presentations to the emergency department with severe headache, transient variable neurological deficits and normal investigations aside from CSF lymphocytosis. This represents a rare but under-diagnosed condition, transient headache and neurological deficits with cerebrospinal fluid lymphocytosis (HaNDL) syndrome. HaNDL is an important differential diagnosis for headache. We summarise the current knowledge about its clinical course, diagnosis and typical investigation findings.