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The Journal of Headache and Pain
Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain 6/2010

Open Access 01-12-2010 | Brief Report

Airplane headache: a further case report of a young man

Author: Izabela Domitrz

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Issue 6/2010

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Abstract

Headache with normal examinations and imaging, occurring during an airplane flight has been rarely reported. We present a young patient with a new type of headache that appeared during flights: take-off and landing of a plane and was not associated with other conditions. This airplane headache is rather rare in population and the pathophysiology of this type is not clear. Secondary causes must be ruled out before the diagnosis of a primary headache is made.
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Metadata
Title
Airplane headache: a further case report of a young man
Author
Izabela Domitrz
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue 6/2010
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-010-0245-9

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