Postmeningitis headache: case report.
We report a case of a 18-year-old female patient that developed a migraine-like headache following an acute meningococcal meningitis. She had no previous history of recurrent headaches. The pain was intense, pulsatile and throbbing, typically unilateral, without aura. Its frequency increased during the following weeks and a prophylactic treatment with amitriptyline and atenolol was initiated. There was remission of the attacks.
Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói RJ, Brazil.
André Palma da Cunha
AP
Matta
Márcia Cristina Antunes
MC
Ribas
Pedro Ferreira
PF
Moreira Filho
D000293:Adolescent; D000639:Amitriptyline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001262:Atenolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000150:complications*; D020326:Migraine without Aura / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000639:Amitriptyline; D001262:Atenolol