Late presentation of primary headache associated with sexual activity: Is non-invasive angiography worthwhile?

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 139-140

  Larner, Andrew J ^a  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Headache associated with sexual activity; Non invasive angiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY HEADACHE ASSOCIATED WITH SEXUAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM; COITUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLICY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; COITUS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC POLICY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33746885163     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-006-0297-z     Document Type: Article

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