Transient stabbing headache from an acute thalamic hemorrhage

The Journal of Headache and Pain

Brief Report

Matthew S. Robbins¹ 

[1] Montefiore Headache Center, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1575 Blondell Avenue, Suite 225, 10461, Bronx, NY, USA;

关键词: Stabbing headache;    Secondary headache;    Thalamus;    Intracranial hemorrhage;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s10194-011-0303-y

 received in 2010-12-23, accepted in 2011-01-18,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Stabbing headache can be encountered in both primary and secondary forms, but has been infrequently reported among patients with stroke, and is not known to be associated with a small well-circumscribed brain lesion. A 95-year-old woman taking warfarin presented with the sudden onset of stabbing headache strictly in the right frontal and supraorbital regions, along with gait imbalance and dysarthria. Neuroimaging revealed a small left thalamic hematoma. This association of an acute thalamic lesion with stabbing headache in the contralateral trigeminal distribution is discussed, along with a brief review of stabbing headache occurring in cerebrovascular disease.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s) 2011