Seven patients who developed a similar headache syndrome are described. They first developed severe, exploding headaches while swimming, and subsequently experienced less severe headaches during physical exertion. They also developed headaches during sexual activity, which were similar to the previous headaches brought on by swimming. Majority of them were women in their thirties or forties. Th...

Headaches in children, adolescents and adults are quite common. The study and characterization of childhood headaches, however, entered an era of increased interest with the adoption of the first edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders [1]. The initial description of headaches in humans is quite old. Ancient writings in an epic poem from the Sumerian area dating back t...

This study was conducted to determine whether there is an association between the removal of the corrugator supercilii muscle and the elimination or significant improvement of migraine headaches. Questionnaires were sent to 314 consecutive patients who had undergone corrugator supercilii muscle resection during endoscopic, transpalpebral, or open forehead rejuvenation procedures. The patients w...

A 5-year-old female with SCD presented thunderclap headaches, followed by stabbing headaches after receiving an exchange transfusion and prednisolone. She developed ischemic infarcts in the left parietal right paramedian frontal lobes.

© 2014 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors CMAJ 1 A 35-year-old woman presents with a onemonth history of progressive global headaches, which last from hours to a day. The headaches are associated with visual blurring and paresthesia involving the left side of her face. She sometimes experiences nausea and vomiting with the headaches. On a few occasions, her headaches have been associ...