Carotid dissection presenting as a prolonged cluster-like headache in a patient with episodic cluster headache
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Carotid dissection presenting as a prolonged cluster-like headache in a patient with episodic cluster headache
We present a patient with known episodic cluster headache, who presented with cluster-like headache in the course of internal carotid artery dissection (ICAD) and discuss possible pathophysiological links between the two diseases. It is well known that cluster-like headache could be the presenting symptom of ICAD. However, ICAD occurring in a patient with a known episodic cluster headache was o...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220845