Coital cephalgia and ischaemic muscular work of the lower limbs

A case is reported of a patient who presented with coital cephalgia, and in whom an obstructive lesion of the lower aorta was demonstrated. Bicycle ergometry evoked an abnormal pressor response. The condition was cured by restoration of normal circulation. An abnormal pressor response to treadmill e...

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Published in:Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 1978-10, Vol.41 (10), p.930-933
Main Authors: Staunton, H P, Moore, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aorta, Abdominal - surgery
Aortography
Arterial Occlusive Diseases - complications
Blood Pressure
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Coitus
Female
Headache - etiology
Humans
Intermittent Claudication - complications
Leg - blood supply
Male
Middle Aged
Physical Exertion
Pulse
Subclavian Artery
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Summary:A case is reported of a patient who presented with coital cephalgia, and in whom an obstructive lesion of the lower aorta was demonstrated. Bicycle ergometry evoked an abnormal pressor response. The condition was cured by restoration of normal circulation. An abnormal pressor response to treadmill exercise was shown to exist in subjects with intermittent claudication, and in normal subjects with circulation to lower limbs artificially occluded. A pressor response to buttock or leg exercise or both is suggested as the cause of the coital cephalgia.
ISSN:0022-3050
1468-330X
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.41.10.930