Citation

Valença MM, Silva WF, Andrade-Valença LP, Bordini CA, Speciali JG. Arq. Neuropsiquiatr. 2007; 65(2A): 352-354.

Affiliation

Division of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Department of Neuropsychiatry, CCS, University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Associacao Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquitria)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17607444

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Cases of patients who developed cluster headache-like symptoms after different putative causes have been reported, indicating a direct relationship between brain lesion and this particular type of headache. Long term, delayed, neurological sequelae after lightning have also been described. CASE REPORT: We describe the case of a woman who, at the age of 10, was struck by lightning. Six years later she developed cluster headache-like attacks. CONCLUSION: We hypothesize that a relationship between the lightning and the cluster headache-like episodes observed in our patient. This case study may have helped throw some light into the still unknown pathophysiology of this particular type of primary headache.

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