Orgasmic headache and middle cerebral artery dissection

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2006 May;77(5):693-4. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.082719.

Abstract

A patient with a 20 year history of primary orgasmic headache is described who, after suffering an unusually severe episode of orgasmic headache was found to have a middle cerebral artery dissection. This unusual association of primary and secondary orgasmic headache emphasises the need for a thorough diagnostic examination when the orgasmic headache differs from that of previous episodes or is associated with neurological symptoms.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aortic Dissection / complications*
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnosis
  • Aortic Dissection / drug therapy
  • Brain / drug effects
  • Brain / pathology
  • Cerebral Angiography / drug effects
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Headache / diagnosis
  • Headache / drug therapy
  • Headache / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / complications*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Neurologic Examination / drug effects
  • Perindopril / administration & dosage
  • Propranolol / administration & dosage
  • Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / diagnosis
  • Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / etiology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Propranolol
  • Perindopril