title: Complicated coital cephalalgia. Three cases with benign evolution.
abstract: Three patients with a history of migraine and type-II coital cephalalgia with signs of vertebrobasilar deficiency are presented. Extensive studies including angiography did not show any vascular malformation. Together with the few reports in the literature our cases outline a benign form of complicated coital cephalalgia, possibly resulting from ischaemic disturbances triggered by haemodynamic changes occurring in orgasm.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Service, Hospital Sta Creu i Sant Pau, Autonomous University, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roig
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arboix
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003075:Coitus; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed