Transient stabbing headache from an acute thalamic hemorrhage

Matthew S. Robbins

doi:10.1007/s10194-011-0303-y

Transient stabbing headache from an acute thalamic hemorrhage

Matthew S. Robbins

Neurology

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Abstract

Stabbing headache can be encountered in both primary and secondary forms, but has been infrequently reported among patients with stroke, and is not known to be associated with a small well-circumscribed brain lesion. A 95-year-old woman taking warfarin presented with the sudden onset of stabbing headache strictly in the right frontal and supraorbital regions, along with gait imbalance and dysarthria. Neuroimaging revealed a small left thalamic hematoma. This association of an acute thalamic lesion with stabbing headache in the contralateral trigeminal distribution is discussed, along with a brief review of stabbing headache occurring in cerebrovascular disease.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	373-375
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Headache and Pain
Volume	12
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-011-0303-y
State	Published - Jun 2011

Keywords

Intracranial hemorrhage
Secondary headache
Stabbing headache
Thalamus

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Clinical Neurology
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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