Dissecting aneurysm of the basilar artery as a cause of orgasmic headache

Headache

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 956-959

  Joo, In Soo ^a   Lee, Jin Soo ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Basilar artery; Dissecting aneurysm; Orgasmic headache

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEURORADIOLOGY; ORGASM; ORGASMIC HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; BASILAR ARTERY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; ORGASM;

EID: 22944487615     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2005.05166_3.x     Document Type: Article

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