Idiopathic reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS)

Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome is characterised by severe thunderclap headache with associated characteristic transient, multifocal, segmental vasoconstriction of cerebral arteries lasting several weeks to months. We describe a 50-years old woman who presented with a severe sudden ons...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2014-10, Vol.2014, p.bcr2014206913
Main Authors: Abkur, Tarig Mohammed, Saeed, Mamoun, Alfaki, Nidal Osman, O'Connor, Margaret
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Arteries - diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Europe (West)
Female
Flow velocity
Headache Disorders, Primary - diagnostic imaging
Headache Disorders, Primary - etiology
Headaches
Hemorrhage
Humans
Ischemia
Medical imaging
Middle Aged
Proteins
Rare Disease
Syndrome
Vasospasm, Intracranial - complications
Vasospasm, Intracranial - diagnostic imaging
Veins & arteries
White
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Summary:Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome is characterised by severe thunderclap headache with associated characteristic transient, multifocal, segmental vasoconstriction of cerebral arteries lasting several weeks to months. We describe a 50-years old woman who presented with a severe sudden onset occipital headache. Neuroimaging revealed segmental vasospasm affecting the intracerebral arteries. The pain improved gradually over the next 6 weeks. Repeat brain MR angiography at 12 weeks showed complete resolution of the segmental narrowing.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2014-206913