An often unrecognized cause of thunderclap headache: Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 389-391

  Koopman, K ^a   Teune, L K ^a   ter Laan, M ^a   Uyttenboogaart, M ^a   Vroomen, P C ^a   Keyser, J ^a   Luijckx, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome; Thunderclap headache; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; NIMODIPINE; SUMATRIPTAN; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN VASCULITIS; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFUSION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSIBLE CEREBRAL VASOCONSTRICTION SYNDROME; THUNDERCLAP HEADACHE;

CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS, PRIMARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNDROME; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 56549119533     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-008-0068-0     Document Type: Article

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