THE HEADACHE PROFILE OF IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION

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WALL, M [1 ]
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[1] TULANE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROL & PSYCHIAT,NEW ORLEANS,LA 70112
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10.1046/j.1468-2982.1990.1006331.x
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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The headache profile of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH, pseudotumour cerebri) has not previously been prospectively studied. We administered a questionnaire to 63 cases at the time of diagnosis. Fifty-eight of the cases had headache and 93% of those with headache reported it to be their most severe ever. Patients characteristically noted a pulsatile headache of gradually increasing intensity that had awakened them. Daily headache occurred in 74% of those reporting headache. Pain in a nerve root distribution or retro-ocular pain with eye movement, uncommon with other headache disorders, help to differentiate this headache syndrome.
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