Orgasmic headache and middle cerebral artery dissection

A patient with a 20 year history of primary orgasmic headache is described who, after suffering an unusually severe episode of orgasmic headache was found to have a middle cerebral artery dissection. This unusual association of primary and secondary orgasmic headache emphasises the need for a thorou...

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Published in:Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 2006-05, Vol.77 (5), p.693-694
Main Authors: Szatmary, Z, Boukobza, M, Vahedi, K, Stapf, C, Houdart, E, Bousser, M G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aneurysms
Aortic Dissection - complications
Aortic Dissection - diagnosis
Aortic Dissection - drug therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Brain - drug effects
Brain - pathology
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cerebral Angiography - drug effects
Diagnosis, Differential
digital substraction angiography
Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous
dissecting aneurysm
Dissection
Drug Therapy, Combination
Follow-Up Studies
Headache - diagnosis
Headache - drug therapy
Headache - etiology
Headaches
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Intracranial Aneurysm - complications
Intracranial Aneurysm - diagnosis
Intracranial Aneurysm - drug therapy
magnetic resonance angiography
magnetic resonance imaging
Male
MCA
Medical imaging
Medical sciences
middle cerebral artery
MRA
MRI
Neurologic Examination - drug effects
Neurology
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
orgasmic headache
Perindopril - administration & dosage
Propranolol - administration & dosage
SAH
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - diagnosis
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - etiology
Short Report
subarachnoid haemorrhage
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
Veins & arteries
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Summary:A patient with a 20 year history of primary orgasmic headache is described who, after suffering an unusually severe episode of orgasmic headache was found to have a middle cerebral artery dissection. This unusual association of primary and secondary orgasmic headache emphasises the need for a thorough diagnostic examination when the orgasmic headache differs from that of previous episodes or is associated with neurological symptoms.
ISSN:0022-3050
1468-330X
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.2005.082719