Spontaneous low-pressure headache complicating bag-piping.
We describe an interesting case of a 40-year-old lady who developed a spontaneous low-pressure headache whilst playing the bag-pipes. Playing wind instruments requires the generation of significant intra-thoracic pressure, which may have contributed to this musician's condition.
Patrick
Alasdair
A
Neurology Department, Aukland City Hospital, Park Road, Grafton, Aukland, New Zealand.
McAuley
David
D
Roxburgh
Richard
R
D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009146:Music; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000150:complications*