Headache and Aneurysm

Headache may be the most common presenting symptom of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. Unruptured intracranial aneurysm can be found in the work-up for headache but direct causality is not clear. Most of the headaches have been thought to be incidental symptoms of unruptured intracranial aneurysms...

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Published inNeuroimaging clinics of North America Vol. 29; no. 2; p. 255
Main Author Kwon, O-Ki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.2019
Subjects
Headache - etiology
Headache - physiopathology
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm - complications
Intracranial Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Aneurysm - physiopathology
Neuroimaging
Headache
Pathophysiology
Trigeminal nerves
Upper spinal nerves
Aneurysm
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Summary:Headache may be the most common presenting symptom of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. Unruptured intracranial aneurysm can be found in the work-up for headache but direct causality is not clear. Most of the headaches have been thought to be incidental symptoms of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. If high-risk patients with symptoms such as headache could be selected it would help in diagnosing unruptured intracranial aneurysms. Many aspects of unruptured intracranial aneurysm-associated headaches are unclear, including the mechanism, discriminating characteristics, and localization. This article reviews basic knowledge on cerebral aneurysm and headache, and describes the possible mechanism and characteristics of aneurysm-associated headaches.
ISSN:1557-9867
DOI:10.1016/j.nic.2019.01.004