A Case Report Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome with Thunderclap Headache During Swimming
- Author:
Se Kwang OH
1
;
Byeong Dai YOO
;
Duck Ho JUN
;
Dong Ha LEE
;
Ki Hwan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Gumi, Korea. 13744@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Headache;
Vasoconstriction;
Angiography
- MeSH:
Angiography;
Brain;
Cerebral Arteries;
Cerebral Infarction;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Female;
Headache;
Headache Disorders, Primary;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage;
Swimming;
Vasoconstriction
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2018;29(1):105-109
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) is characterized by severe thunderclap headache with multifocal segmental vasoconstriction of the cerebral arteries. RCVS can be diagnosed if the cerebral angiogram shows segmental stenosis and spontaneously resolves within weeks to months. RCVS is reversible, but might cause brain lesions such as subarachnoid hemorrhage or cerebral infarction. We report a 45-year-old woman with severe sudden onset frontal headache who was identified with reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome.
