Headache during airplane travel (“airplane headache”): first case in Greece

The Journal of Headache and Pain

Brief Report

Konstantinos Spengos¹  Evangelos Anagnostou¹  Evangelia Kararizou¹  Sofia D. Vassilopoulou¹  George P. Paraskevas¹  Grigoris Kararizos²  Dimitrios Naoumis² 

[1] Department of Neurology, Athens National University, Eginition Hospital, 72-74 Vas.Sofias av., 11528, Athens, Greece;Neurological Department, 251 Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece;

关键词: Headache;    Airplane flights;    Barotrauma;    Pathophysiology;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s10194-011-0337-1

 received in 2011-02-21, accepted in 2011-03-22,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Headache related to airplane flights is rare. We describe a 37-year-old female patient with multiple intense, jabbing headache episodes over the last 3 years that occur exclusively during airplane flights. The pain manifests during take-off and landing, and is located always in the left retro-orbital and frontotemporal area. It is occasionally accompanied by dizziness, but no additional symptoms occur. Pain intensity diminishes and disappears after 15–20 min. Apart from occasional dizziness, no other symptoms occur. The patient has a history of tension-type headache and polycystic ovaries. Blood tests and imaging revealed no abnormalities. Here, we present the first case in Greece. We review the current literature on this rare syndrome and discuss on possible pathophysiology and the investigation of possible co-factors such as anxiety and depression.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2011