Abstract
This appears to be the first report of cluster-like headache secondary to posttraumatic subdural hematoma. A 39 year old man consulted us for cluster-like headache on the right side following an injury to the right frontotemporal region some 45 days before. A CT scan revealed a chronic subdural hematoma in the right frontotemporal region. We discuss the possibile relationship between the head injury and the headache and sugĝest the value of CT scanning in patients with cluster headache.
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Per quanto noto, una cefalea a grappolo non è mai stata riportata come secondaria ad ematoma sottodurale post-traumatico.
Un uomo di 39 anni giungeva alla nostra osservazione con una sintomatologia tipo “cluster headache” a destra, a seguito di una trauma cranico in regione fronto-temporale dx, che avveniva circa 45 giorni prima della nostra osservazione.
Una TAC cerebrale dimostrava la presenza di un ematoma cronico sottodurale fronto-temporale dx. Le correlazioni tra trauma cranico e cefalea a grappolo sono discusse, in rapporto all'utilità di eseguire una TAC cerebrale nei pazienti con cefalea a grappolo.
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Formisano, R., Angelini, A., De Vuono, G. et al. Cluster-like headache and head injury: case report. Ital J Neuro Sci 11, 303–305 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02333864
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