Coital cerebral hemorrhage.
Sudden headache, confusion, and hemiparesis followed within minutes of late-morning sexual intercourse in a 39-year-old man. Imaging studies revealed hemorrhage into a vascular malformation. Sexual intercourse and circadian rhythm independently elevate blood pressure, and their concurrence may predispose to cerebral hemorrhage in the presence of a vascular malformation.
Finelli
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Department of Neurology, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford 06115.
D000328:Adult; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003075:Coitus; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male