EP 9. Prevalence, clinical characteristics and long-term course of headache in patients with stroke (multicenter study of DMKG)

Headache in association with stroke is a symptom not at all differentiated and investigated in Germany. According to previous data, it seems to be a common problem, but usually other symptoms of stroke are predominating. Furthermore, the treatment is focused on acute therapy of ischemic stroke followed by rehabilitation. However, headaches in subarachnoid hemorrhage as a special type of stroke represents the leading clinical symptom and thus also be diagnostically significant. Headache in stroke should be classified as symptomatic headache (IHS 6.1 –6.2).

Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - August 5, 2016 Category: Neuroscience Authors: S. Dietrich, A. D üring, D. Rothkirch, F. Filippopulos, O. Eren, T. Dresler, A. Straube, G. Goßrau, T. Kraya Source Type: research