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Table 9 13 Cases with systemic illness in association with sudden and severe headache

From: A systematic review of causes of sudden and severe headache (Thunderclap Headache): should lists be evidence based?

Study type

Final diagnosis

N

Case

 

7

Case

Acute Myocardial Infarction[26, 227–232]

8

Case

Aortic Dissection[233–235]

3

Case

Thunderclap Headache Secondary to Phaeochromocytoma[236, 237]

2

Case

Acute Puerpural headache & hypertension[238]

1

Case

Acute Intracranial Hypertension due to Occlusion of the Brachiocephalic vein[239]

1

Case

Coital Headaches induced by Amiodarone[240]

1

Case

Coital headache secondary to thyrotoxicosis (l[51])

1

Cohort

 

6

Cohort

Musculoskeletal[234]

5

Cohort

Alcohol Induced Headache[234]

4

Cohort

Analgesic Overuse Headache[234]

3

Cohort

Arterial Hypertension[234]

1

Cohort

Amphetamine Misuse[234]

1

Cohort

Triptan overdose

1