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Cardiac cephalgia: a treatable form of exertional headache.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9305346     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report two patients with exertional headaches beginning with vigorous exercise and relieved by rest. Neurologic evaluation and neuroimaging were normal in both. During exercise stress testing, the onset of the patients' typical headaches correlated with ECG changes indicative of myocardial ischemia. In both patients coronary angiography revealed three-vessel disease, and myocardial revascularization procedures were followed by complete resolution of headaches. Based on these patients, and a review of prior similar reports, we conclude that myocardial ischemia is a rare and treatable cause of exertional headache. Accurate diagnosis is critical to controlling headaches and preventing myocardial infarction.
Authors:
R B Lipton; T Lowenkopf; Z H Bajwa; R S Leckie; S Ribeiro; L C Newman; M A Greenberg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurology     Volume:  49     ISSN:  0028-3878     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurology     Publication Date:  1997 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-10-10     Completed Date:  1997-10-10     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401060     Medline TA:  Neurology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  813-6     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Electrocardiography
Exercise / physiology*
Exercise Test
Headache / diagnosis,  etiology*,  therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia / complications*,  diagnosis,  etiology
Rest
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Neurology. 1998 Mar;50(3):836   [PMID:  9521306 ]

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