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Current Pain and Headache Reports
Published in: Current Pain and Headache Reports 3/2013

01-03-2013 | Uncommon Headache Syndromes (J Ailani, Section Editor)

Headache and Vasculitis

Authors: J. Ivan Lopez, Ashley Holdridge, Julio Chalela

Published in: Current Pain and Headache Reports | Issue 3/2013

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Abstract

Although headaches are common in the general population and have many causes, headaches secondary to inflammatory processes in the blood vessels in the Central Nervous System (CNS) are not so common. The most common types of vasculitis that are associated with headaches include primary CNS vasculitis, systemic necrotizing arteritis, granulomatous vasculitis, and systemic collagen diseases. It is important to differentiate between “true” vasculitides and a condition known and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS). While treatment for many of the vasculitides consists of anti-inflammatory medications, this approach may produce significant complications in RCVS. It is up to the clinician to judiciously use imaging and laboratory data to reach the proper diagnosis and therefore offer the correct treatment to these patients.
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Metadata
Title
Headache and Vasculitis
Authors
J. Ivan Lopez
Ashley Holdridge
Julio Chalela
Publication date
01-03-2013
Publisher
Current Science Inc.
Published in
Current Pain and Headache Reports / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 1531-3433
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3081
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-012-0320-9

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