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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Young Adult , Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/diagnostic imaging , Decision Support Techniques , Headache Disorders, Primary/etiology , Physical Examination , Spinal Puncture , Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/complications , Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/cerebrospinal fluid , Blood Substitutes , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Acute Disease , Reproducibility of Results , Cohort Studies , Multicenter Studies as Topic , Sensitivity and Specificity , Diagnosis, Differential , Emergency Service, Hospital , Headache Disorders, Primary/diagnostic imaging , Tertiary Care CentersABSTRACT
CONTEXT: Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine-producing tumor characterized by hypertension, headache, tachycardia, excessive diaphoresis and angina. The thunderclap headache is so named because the pain strikes suddenly and severely. Although the symptoms of bladder pheochromocytoma are rather evident, the diagnosis of this rare neuroendocrine tumor can be missed. CASE REPORT: This study reports the case of a woman diagnosed with bladder pheochromocytoma who experienced thunderclap headache triggered by micturition and angina as an initial manifestation. CONCLUSION: This case study suggests that thunderclap headache and angina occurring concurrently with sudden blood pressure elevation during or immediately after micturition are important diagnostic clues for bladder pheochromocytoma. .
CONTEXTO: Feocromocitoma é um tumor produtor de catecolaminas, caracterizado por hipertensão, cefaleia, taquicardia, sudorese excessiva e angina. A dor de cabeça trovão é assim chamada porque a dor ataca de repente e intensamente. Embora os sintomas de feocromocitoma de bexiga sejam bastante evidentes, o diagnóstico deste tumor neuroendócrino raro pode ser perdido. RELATO DE CASO: Este estudo relata o caso de uma mulher diagnosticada com feocromocitoma na bexiga que sentiu a dor de cabeça trovão, desencadeada pela micção e angina como manifestação inicial. CONCLUSÃO: Este estudo de caso sugere que a dor de cabeça trovão e angina ocorrendo simultaneamente com a elevação da pressão de sangue repentina durante ou imediatamente após a micção são dicas importantes de diagnósticos de feocromocitoma na bexiga. .
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Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Angina Pectoris/etiology , Headache Disorders, Primary/etiology , Pheochromocytoma/complications , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/complications , Urination , Blood Pressure , Cystectomy/methods , Immunohistochemistry , Pheochromocytoma/diagnosis , Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed , Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/diagnosisABSTRACT
Objetivos: Conocer prevalencia global de cefalea y subtipos en Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas (EAS) y compararla con la población general. Establecer en pacientes con Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico (LES) la relación entre cefalea y anticuerpos antifosfolípidos (aPL), actividad, otras manifestaciones neurológicas. Comparar la eficacia entre la segunda clasificación de la International Headache Society (ICHD-II), 2004, y la del American College of Rheumatology (ACR), 1999, para clasificar cefaleas en LES. Métodos: Noventa pacientes fueron evaluados con un cuestionario basado en criterios de la ICHD-II. En pacientes con LES también se aplicó la clasificación de cefaleas del ACR. Prevalencia anual de cefalea y migraña se comparó con la de Uruguay. Resultados: La prevalencia anual de cefalea en EAS fue similar a la población general (50,6 por ciento vs 58,4 por ciento). Fueron primarias 47 (52 por ciento): Tipo tensional 31 (34,4 por ciento), migraña 16 (17,8 por ciento), sin aura 13. Se halló asociación significativa entre EAS y migraña, teniendo 2,87 más posibilidades de presentarla estos individuos que la población general (17,8 por ciento vs 6,2 por ciento, P = 0,0001). De 19 lúpicos con cefalea, relación con actividad: 1, aPL positivos: 13, otras manifestaciones neurológicas: 5. Aplicando la ICHD-II se diagnosticó el 100 por ciento de cefaleas en LES; con la clasificación del ACR se diagnosticó el 86 por ciento. Conclusión: La prevalencia de cefalea fue similar ala población general. Predominaron las primarias, tipo tensional y migraña. La migraña fue más prevalente en las EAS. En LES no se demostró asociación entre cefalea y actividad, aPL, otros síndromes neuropsiquiátricos. La ICHD-II debería utilizarse en LES, y la clasificación del ACR debería revisarse.
Objectives: Learn the global prevalence of headache and its subtypes in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases (SADs); compare it with the general population. In Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), to establish the relationship between headache and: antiphospholipid antibodies (APA), activity, other neurological manifestations. To compare the efficacy between the second classification of the International Headache Society (ICHD-II), 2004 and the classification of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 1999 to classify headaches in SLE. Methods: Ninety patients were evaluated with a questionnaire based on criteria of the ICHD-II. In patients with SLE the criteria of the ACR were also used. The annual prevalence of headache and migraine was compared with Uruguays. Results. The annual prevalence of headache in SADs was similar to the general population (50.6 percent vs. 58.4 percent). There were 47 primary headaches (52 percent): 31 tension type (34,4 percent), 16 migraines (17,8 percent), 13 without aura. A significant association was found between SADs and migraine; these patients had a 2.86 times greater chance of presenting migraines than the general population (17.8 percent vs. 6.2 percent, P = 0,0001). In the case of the 19 patients with SLE and headache, there was a relationship with activity in 1 case, 13 were APA positive, 5 had other neurologic manifestations. Applying the ICHD-II criteria 100 percent of headaches were diagnosed in SLE, applying those of the ACR, 86 percent. Conclusion: The primary headaches predominated, with the same prevalence and subtypes (tension type and migraine) than in the general population. Individuals with SADs have a higher possibility of suffering from migraine. In SLE, no relationship was demonstrated between headache and activity, APA or other neuropsychiatric syndromes. The ICHD-II should be the one to be used in SLE patients, the ACR classification should be revised.
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Humans , Male , Adolescent , Adult , Female , Middle Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Headache/epidemiology , Headache/etiology , Autoimmune Diseases/complications , Autoimmune Diseases/epidemiology , Headache/classification , Headache Disorders, Primary/epidemiology , Headache Disorders, Primary/etiology , Headache Disorders, Secondary/epidemiology , Headache Disorders, Secondary/etiology , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/complications , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/epidemiology , Prevalence , Surveys and Questionnaires , Migraine Disorders/epidemiology , Migraine Disorders/etiologyABSTRACT
Background: Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome is characterized by thunderclap headache associated with multifocal vasoconstriction of cerebral arteries in patients without aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The vasoconstriction reverts within three months. We report a 44-year-old man who had a thunderclap headache during sexual intercourse. A similar episode occurred at rest 36 hours later. The patient had already experienced a thunderclap headache 10 years earlier, during coitus. There were no abnormalities on examination. His brain computed tomography scan was normal and cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed no xanthochromia, 15 WBC/mm³ and 10 RBC/mm³. Lumbar puncture was repeated two days later (WBC = 3/mm³ and RBC = 43/mm³). An initial digital cerebral angiography showed a diffuse segmental intracerebral vasospasm. A new angiography after 15 days was normal. He remains headache-free after twenty six months. In conclusion, patients who have thunderclap headache with normal brain CT and cerebrospinal fluid without xantochromia should be investigated for this syndrome.
El síndrome de vasoconstricción cerebral reversible se caracteriza por una cefalea lancinante asociada a una vasoconstricción multifocal de las arterias cerebrales, en pacientes sin hemorragia subaracnoidea causada por aneurismas. La vasoconstricción se revierte en un plazo de tres meses. Presentamos un paciente varón de 44 años que experimentó una cefalea lancinante durante el acto sexual. Un episodio similar repitió 36 horas después, pero mientras estaba en reposo. El paciente había sufrido una cefalea lancinante durante el coito, 10 años antes. El examen físico fue normal. La tomografía cerebral estaba normal y el líquido cefalorraquídeo era claro, con 15 leucocitos y 10 eritrocitos por mm³. Una angiografía cerebral digital mostró un vasoespasmo intracerebral difuso segmentario. Una nueva angiografía, efectuada 15 días después, fue normal. El paciente está libre de cefaleas después de 26 meses de seguimiento.
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Adult , Humans , Male , Brain/blood supply , Cerebrovascular Disorders/etiology , Headache Disorders, Primary/etiology , Vasoconstriction , Vasospasm, Intracranial/complications , Cerebrovascular Disorders/cerebrospinal fluid , SyndromeABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to characterize the headache precipitated by Valsalva maneuvers associated with Chiari type I malformation (CM-1). Nineteen patients were evaluated, with ages ranging from 30 to 75 years. Ten of them presented headache. Pain was more prevalent in the occipital (80 percent) and frontal region (60 percent). The headaches were of significantly shorter duration in the women compared with the men. The frequency of headache crises was relatively high. All patients with Valsalva-related headache suffered from at least one episode per month. The most prevalent precipitating factors were coughing, which is well described in the literature, and sexual activity, which only now is recognized as an event associated with CM-1.
Neste estudo, objetivou-se caracterizar a cefaléia desencadeada por manobra de Valsalva, em portadores de malformação de Chiari tipo 1 (MC-1). Foram avaliados 19 pacientes com idades variando entre 30 e 75 anos. Dentre estes, 10 apresentaram cefaléia. A região mais acometida foi a occipital (80 por cento) e frontal (60 por cento). A cefaléia foi de duração bem menor nas mulheres em relação aos homens. A freqüência da cefaléia foi relativamente alta, com todos os pacientes apresentando pelo menos um episódio por mês. Os principais fatores desencadeantes foram a tosse, que já é bem descrita pela literatura, e a atividade sexual, que apenas recentemente foi associada a MC-1.
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Arnold-Chiari Malformation/complications , Headache Disorders, Primary/etiology , Valsalva Maneuver , Time FactorsABSTRACT
Primary stabbing headache is an ultra-short headache, associated with primary headaches, more prevalent in women and with a poor response to therapy. The effect of botulinum neurotoxin type-A (BoNTA) on primary stabbing headache was investigated in 24 patients. Three patients showed complete remission. Nineteen patients showed a decrease in their primary stabbing headaches that started in the second week, and that was sustained during approximately 63 days. In two patients BoNTA showed no therapeutic effect. The BoNTA seems to be an excellent therapeutic option for primary stabbing headache.
Cefaléia primária em punhaladas (CPP) é uma cefaléia ultra-rápida, associada a cefaléias primárias, mais frequente em mulheres e com discreta resposta terapêutica. O efeito da neurotoxina botulínica do tipo A (NTBo-A) sobre a CPP foi investigado em 24 pacientes. Três pacientes apresentaram completa remissão dos sintomas. Dezenove pacientes mostraram uma redução que começou na segunda semana e que manteve-se por um período de 63 dias. Em dois pacientes a NTBo-A não apresentou nenhum efeito terapêutico. A NTBo-A parece ser uma excelente opção terapêutica no tratamento da CPP.