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01-12-2015 | Poster presentation
P040. Primary Valsalva maneuver headache without primary cough headache
Author:
Enrico Ferrante
Published in:
The Journal of Headache and Pain
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
The uncommon headache related to a Valsalva maneuver (VM) is coded within the International Headache Society Classification (ICHD-3beta) among “Other primary headaches”, 4.1 “Primary cough headache” (PCH). This chapter deals with headaches precipitated by coughing or straining in the absence of any systemic or intracranial disorder. The clinical features of the pain are characterized by sudden onset, lasting from 1 s to 2 hours, and brought on by and occurring only in association with coughing, straining, and/or a VM. Neuroimaging plays an important role in differentiating secondary forms. …