title: Benign exertional headache.
abstract: We describe 4 patients with benign exertional headache presenting to the emergency department. Consideration of this uncommon cause of headache might facilitate an accurate diagnosis of those patients with headache caused by strenuous exercise.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Imperato
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burstein
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Edlow
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004630:Emergencies; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology*; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000082:Acetaminophen