title: Thunderclap headache triggered by micturition: responsive to nimodipine.
abstract: Primary thunderclap headache (TCH) is a rare condition, of which the onset can be triggered by coughing, exercise, and sexual activity. Micturition is a recognized trigger of secondary TCH with pheochromocytoma in bladder, but not of primary TCH. We describe a patient with an apparent primary TCH, which repeatedly occurred immediately after micturition until she achieved a therapeutic dosage of nimodipine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Jixi Road 218, Hefei, 230022, China.
authors.forename: Yuan-Yuan
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gui
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yi-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D051270:Headache Disorders, Primary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009553:Nimodipine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014554:Urination / Q000502:physiology*; D020301:Vasospasm, Intracranial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D009553:Nimodipine