Unilateral orbital bruit in an adolescent with daily persistent headache.
The presence of an orbital bruit in a patient with daily headache suggests an underlying secondary cause. A case is presented in which a unilateral orbital bruit appeared to be the only physical sign of a dural venous sinus thrombosis.
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Todd D
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Michigan Head Pain & Neurological Institute, Ann Arbor 48104, USA.
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Douglas
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D000293:Adolescent; D001314:Auscultation; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*