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Airplane headache: a further case report of a young man

Headache with normal examinations and imaging, occurring during an airplane flight has been rarely reported. We present a young patient with a new type of headache that appeared during flights: take-off and landing of a plane and was not associated with other conditions. This airplane headache is ra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Domitrz, Izabela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3476235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20689975
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10194-010-0245-9
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Sumario:Headache with normal examinations and imaging, occurring during an airplane flight has been rarely reported. We present a young patient with a new type of headache that appeared during flights: take-off and landing of a plane and was not associated with other conditions. This airplane headache is rather rare in population and the pathophysiology of this type is not clear. Secondary causes must be ruled out before the diagnosis of a primary headache is made.