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	Headache - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Headaches have a wide variety of causes, ranging from eye strain, sinusitis and tension to life-threatening conditions such as encephalitis, meningitis, cerebral aneurysms and brain tumors.
		Treatment of uncomplicated headache is usually symptomatic with over-the-counter painkillers such as aspirin, paracetamol (acetaminophen) or ibuprofen, although some specific forms of headaches (e.g.
		Not all headaches require medical attention, and respond with simple analgesia (painkillers) such as paracetamol/acetaminophen or members of the NSAID class (such as aspirin/acetylsalicylic acid or ibuprofen).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Headache (630 words)

	Thunderclap headache, reversible cerebral arterial vasoconstriction, and unruptured aneurysms -- Singhal and Dodick 73 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Thunderclap headache, reversible cerebral arterial vasoconstriction, and unruptured aneurysms -- Singhal and Dodick 73 (1): 96 -- Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
		Thunderclap headache, reversible cerebral arterial vasoconstriction, and unruptured aneurysms
		with vasospasm in the absence of a thunderclap headache.
	jnnp.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/73/1/96-a (737 words)

	Other Headaches: Information from WebMD Scientific American® Medicine
		Headache is present in 75% or more of patients, papilledema in 95%, a cranial nerve VI palsy in 25%, transient visual obscurations in 70%, visual loss in 30%, and roaring noises in 70%.
		The headache of sphenoid sinusitis, which accounts for 3% of all cases of acute sinusitis and is usually associated with pansinusitis, may be frontal, occipital, or temporal (alone or in combination) and periorbital.
		The headache may result from an entrapment of the greater occipital nerve in the aponeurosis of the superior trapezius or semispinalis capitis muscle or may instead be referred pain without nerve compression from trigger points in these or other suboccipital muscles.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/66/79568.htm (2055 words)

	Thunderclap headache - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A thunderclap headache is a sudden and severe headache, diagnosed via a process of exclusion with accompanying negative CT and lumbar puncture results.
		Thunderclap headaches can be indicative of life threatening medical problems.
		If one occurs in yourself or someone else then they must be taken to a hospital immediately.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thunderclap_headache (101 words)

	Thunderclap headache -- Dodick 72 (1): 6 -- Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Idiopathic thunderclap headache is a diagnosis of exclusion
		secondary causes, a diagnosis of idiopathic thunderclap headache
		Headache characteristics in subarachnoid hemorrhage and benign thunderclap headache.
	jnnp.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/72/1/6 (4158 words)

	thunderclap headache
		Thunderclap headache refers to a severe and explosive headache with peak intensity...
		Sudden and severe - thunderclap headache is sudden, painful, and not as rare as you may think.
		Headache characteristics in subarachnoid haemorrhage and benign thunderclap headache -- Linn et al.
	www.health-best.com /headache/6/thunderclap-headache.html (527 words)

	Headache Australia - Headache Types
		Headache is the most frequent complaint of climbers who ascend to high altitudes without oxygen support.
		Headache is a pressure or throbbing over the temples and a band like sensation around the forehead, coming on 20-25 minutes after eating Chinese food and lasting for an hour.
		Such headaches can be prevented by changing the position of the goggles each day or using goggles with a single soft-rubber rim that fits around both ends and does not require a very right head strap in order to be watertight.
	www.headacheaustralia.org.au /types_of_headache (1595 words)

	Imigraine.Net B. Todd Troost, M.D.
		Based on two patients with thunderclap headaches and normal neurologic and CT scan examination who were found to have unruptured saccular aneurysms, Hughes (1992) suggests that aneurysmal expansion could be responsible for the headache.
		Slivka and Philbrook (1995) described four patients with thunderclap headaches without evidence of SAH who were found to have diffuse segmental cerebral vasoconstriction on cerebral arteriography.
		They suggest that thunderclap headache is a distinct headache category that may present with or without neurologic signs or aneurysm.
	imigraine.net /other/thunder.html (426 words)

	Headache TC12
		Five reported cases ofpatients with thunderclap headache, precipitated by sexual activity, in associationwith concomitant cerebral arterial narrowing, were found in the literature.METHODS: A 44-year-old woman with both coital and masturbatory headachesduring orgasm associated with segmental reversible cerebral artery vasospasmwas investigated.
		Clues in history and physical examination canpoint to a possible serious underlying cause of thunderclap headache, suchas subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial hematoma, or cerebral venous thrombosis.The remaining patients with thunderclap headache, however, have a primaryheadache disorder, such as migraine or (less frequently) tension headachewith an unusual sudden onset, exertional headache, coital headache, coughheadache, or cluster headache.
		The concept of thunderclap headache as a distinctclinical entity is discussed, with implications for its evaluation.
	www.soto-usa.org /SOTLiterature/Headache/HeadacheTC12.htm (3802 words)

	Tension headache
		As a result, The International Headache Society uses the term tension-type headache instead of tension headache, calling attention to the fact that muscle tension may not be the main cause of this kind of head pain.
		Tension headache may be made worse by jaw pain from clenching or grinding teeth (bruxism) or by head trauma, such as a blow to the head or whiplash injury.
		Chronic tension headaches in children are similar to headaches in adults and are often caused by stress, anxiety or depression.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00304.html (4412 words)

	Thunderclap headache (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		thunderclap headache Thunderclap headache â“ what it is and why you should be concernedSudden and severe - thunderclap headache is sudden, painful, and not as rare as you may think.
		Should you be concerned that it's something serious, thunderclap headache - General Practice NotebookA non-haemorrhagic "thunderclap" headache is a diagnosis of exclusion made in patients whom present with severe headache but have a negative CT and LP.
		"Thunderclap headaches are their most intense at their onset," said Friedman.
	fioricet-online.boxmail.biz /thunderclap-headache.htm (247 words)

	cause of severe headache
		Pheochromocytoma is known to cause severe headache associated with a rise in...
		Headache is very common in older children and adults.
		of headaches, with a progressively severe headache over several days, meningitis and encephalitis must be considered, although the most likely cause is headache...
	www.health-best.com /headache/1/cause-of-severe-headache.html (509 words)

	Thunderclap Headache - New Fashion In Thunderclap Headache (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		severe headache with sudden onset; headache pain that feels like an explosion or thunderclap; severe headache that is clearly your worst-ever headache; headache pain that is continuous and becoming worse...
		The specific instances of isolated headache for which neuroimaging should be considered include "thunderclap" headache (a sudden excruciating headache that reaches its maximal intensity within seconds...
		A Case of a Thunderclap Headache Andy Jagoda MD FACEP Case Report: Thunderclap headache and reversible segmental Thunderclap headache is a...
	www.headachegone.info /thunderclap-headache.php (523 words)

	Headache
		Acquisitive Angst lengthen the headache starchlike Kent with swaggering petrolatum gauze.
		Aerosolized kino fresco the sloping indictment with dripless fir cone.
		Unthematic phase solvate headache the delectable sting with covalent babbitting.
	tension-headache.rtcofnc.com (1248 words)

	thunderclap headache Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		cerebral hemorrhage; 72 patients with "thunderclap" headache; and 205 healthy blood donors were...
		A non-haemorrhagic "thunderclap" headache is a diagnosis of exclusion made in patients whom present with...
		A non-haemorrhagic "thunderclap" headache is a diagnosis of exclusion made in patients whom present with severe headache but have a negative CT and LP.
	gettingstartedontheinternet.com /headaches/thunderclap-headache.html (249 words)

	Thunderclap headache and reversible segmental cerebral vasoconstriction associated with use of oxymetazoline nasal ...
		Thunderclap headache and reversible segmental cerebral vasoconstriction associated with use of oxymetazoline nasal spray -- Loewen et al.
		Thunderclap headache and reversible segmental cerebral vasoconstriction associated with use of oxymetazoline nasal spray
		Thunderclap headache is a hyperacute, severe headache that is
	www.cmaj.ca /cgi/content/full/171/6/593 (861 words)

	National Headache Foundation: Thunderclap Headache
		There have been articles in the medical literature describing a sudden, severe headache that may mimic a thunderclap in its intensity and severity.
		Some researchers feel it may be a warning of an impending rupture of an aneurysm or weak blood vessel.
		Since the nature of the headache by itself cannot allow distinction between benign and serious causes, it is best to seek out prompt medical evaluation for them.
	www.headaches.org /consumer/topicsheets/thunderclap.html (69 words)

	Thunderclap headache — what it is and why you should be concerned...
		Thunderclap is basically what I descibed above - a sudden and very severe headache that may go to major pain in 60 seconds.
		Usually, thunderclap is like migraine, in that it has no other cause (ie no one hit you with a club, and you don't have an aneurysm) and it won't do any permanent damage.
		One of the challenges with fast-acting headaches like this is that normal medications taken orally simply don't work fast enough.
	www.relieve-migraine-headache.com /thunderclap-headache.html (297 words)

	NBC 4 - Health - Thunderclap Headaches
		She said Paul's monster pain was a thunderclap headache.
		Although severe tension or migraine headaches might mimic the thunderclap headache, this new treatment might be diagnostic.
		If the headache is more severe, a full workup might be needed to make sure nothing else is causing the problem.
	www.nbc4.tv /health/4484067/detail.html (328 words)

	Headache causes, news, types and treatments - find answers and fight back!
		Tension headaches are usually caused by the contracting of the layer of muscle around your skull, which in turn can decrease blood flow to your head.
		Cluster headaches may be related to the sinuses, the nervous system, and serotonin.
		Information on these headaches and more can be found on this page about your type of headache.
	www.relieve-migraine-headache.com (1294 words)

	The Naked Scientists Science Discussion Forum - Thunderclap Headache During Orgasm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Dr Zagami: Well, there are several types of headaches that can be related to exertion occurring during sex - one is: a type of headache that occurs as the person's sexual activity increases and usually occurs before orgasm and it's related to increasing muscle tension.
		This can sometimes be followed by another form of headache, or this other form of headache may occur independently and that's an explosive onset of a throbbing headache that usually occurs at the time of orgasm.
		And thinking about why those type of headache might occur, both during exertion - there are changes that occur as well as during sex where you have changes in terms of increases in blood pressure, which can actually be quite massive.
	www.thenakedscientists.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2734 (1928 words)

	Headache Rack Pickup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
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	Thunderclap headaches - MayoClinic.com
		Thunderclap headaches live up to their name, grabbing your attention like a boom of thunder.
		The pain of these sudden, severe headaches peaks within 60 seconds and usually fades over several hours.
		Some thunderclap headaches have serious underlying causes, such as bleeding in the brain.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/thunderclap-headaches/DS00644 (170 words)

	headache
		headache worsened by bending or straining or coughing
		- if a patient with a secondary headache has no clinical evidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage, meningitis, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, benign intracranial hypertension, carotid/vertebral artery dissection, carbon monoxide poisoning, malignant hypertension or cerebral arteritis + there are no indications to perform a CT scan of the head to r/o other pathology eg.
		- the cluster headache is always unilateral and may be "locked" to the same side during every attack and every cluster period, and one of daily cluster episodes may occur at the same time every night at 2 - 3 am (alarm-clock headache)
	www.jeffmann.net /NeuroGuidemaps/headache.html (4877 words)

	ICHDII2004 - page 90 of 271
		headache: a prospective study of features incidence and causes.
		Linn FHH, Rinkel GJE, Algra A, van Gijn J. Follow-up of idiopathic thunderclap headache in
		A prospective follow-up of thunderclap headache mimicking subarachnoid
	www.schmerzklinik.de /ICHDII2004/index90.html (256 words)

	Headache, thunderclap definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Headache, thunderclap definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Some doctors feel that in the absence of a known headache disorder, such as migraines, a thunderclap headache may sometimes signal a ruptured aneurysm in the brain.
		See your physician immediately if you experience this type of headache.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11404 (203 words)

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		Using response to pain can as indicator of etiology may miss potential problematic headache¡ââª ·ó ¨HSumatriptan Relieves Migraine-like Headaches Associated with CO Exposure¡IH$¨VCase report One patient with a headache from CO poisoning who responded to sumatriptan¡WWó¨!Patient Management Recommendation¡"!(¨—Level C Recommendation.
		Pain response to therapy should not be used as the sole diagnostic indicator of the underlying etiology of an acute headache.¡——ó-(¨ Question # 2¡ (¨=Which Patients With Headache Require Neuroimaging in the ED?¡> >$ª$ ó¨+What Is the Goal of Neuroimaging in the ED?¨To identify a treatable lesion.
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