Chronic cluster headache associated with a vertebral artery aneurysm.
This is a report of a patient with chronic cluster headache-like pain of 12 years duration. Investigation revealed an aneurysm at the junction of the vertebral and posterior inferior cerebellar arteries and after removal the patient experienced resolution of his cluster headache. The headache and aneurysm were both right sided suggesting a possible relationship.
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Department of Medicine, Greenslopes Repatriation Hospital, Queensland, Australia.
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D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging