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15689194

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-3
pubmed:abstractText
Bath-related headache (BRH) is a rare primary headache syndrome. We present our experience over seven years and review all reported cases of BRH. Thirteen patients, including six from our group, are described. BRH occurred exclusively in middle-aged or elderly Oriental women (mean age 51 years, range 32-67. Hong Kong 6 cases, Taiwan 4 cases, Japan 3 cases). The typical presentation was a uniphasic cluster of severe headache recurrently triggered by bathing or other activities involving contact with water. Each attack lasted 30 min to 30 h. Onset was hyperacute, consistent with that of thunderclap headache. Reversible multisegmental cerebral vasoconstriction was found in two patients. No underlying secondary causes were identified. Response to acute treatment was generally unsatisfactory, but headache could be prevented by avoiding the specific trigger(s). BRH runs a self-limiting course; all patients remitted within three months after onset. Nimodipine may shorten the duration of illness.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0333-1024
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
191-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Bath-related headache.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, PR China. makwaiwo@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Multicenter Study