title: Recurrent thunderclap headaches and multilobar intracerebral haemorrhages: two cases of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS).
abstract: We describe two patients with thunderclap headaches due to reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS). The first patient illustrates multilobar intracerebral haemorrhages as an under-appreciated feature of RCVS, and the second illustrates recurrent thunderclap headache (presumed recurrent RCVS) after a long interval of 4 years. These cases demonstrate the spectrum of presentation of RCVS, a clinically under-recognized condition.
authors.affiliation: The Walton Centre for Neurology & Neurosurgery NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK. suiwong@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dougan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D051270:Headache Disorders, Primary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome; D020301:Vasospasm, Intracranial / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology