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Cluster headache and intracranial aneurysm

The Journal of Headache and Pain volume 8, pages 277–282 (2007)Cite this article

Abstract

In the present study we describe the cases of two patients with cluster-like headache related to intracranial carotid artery aneurysm. One of these patients responded to verapamil prescription with headache resolution. In both cases the surgical clipping of the aneurysm resolved the cluster pain. These findings strongly suggest a pathophysiological link between the two conditions. The authors discuss the potential pathophysiological mechanisms underlying cluster-like headache due to intracranial carotid artery aneurysm.

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  1. Division of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Federal University of Pernambuco, 50670-420, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

    Marcelo Moraes Valença, Carolina Martins, Maria Fátima Vasco de Aragão, Laécio Leitão Batista & Wilson Farias da Silva

  2. Service of Neurology, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

    Luciana P. A. Andrade-Valença

  3. Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil

    Mario Fernando Prieto Peres

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Valença, M.M., Andrade-Valença, L.P.A., Martins, C. et al. Cluster headache and intracranial aneurysm. J Headache Pain 8, 277–282 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-007-0412-9

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