title: Headache in a Patient with Complex Congenital Heart Disease: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Considerations.
abstract: Headache in adult patients with congenital heart disease may be a manifestation of the underlying cardiac condition or more common alternative causes of headache. In patients with pre-existing congenital heart disease, consideration of potentially uncommon aetiologies of headache is important. We report an uncommon case of headache in a patient with complex congenital heart disease characterised by Ebstein's anomaly with previous surgical repair complicated by idiopathic intracranial hypertension. This case illustrates the importance of understanding the implications of headache with reference to the underlying cardiac disease as well as specific issues related to a relatively young cohort of patients.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Unit, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW Australia, 2305.
authors.forename: Waheed
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Unit, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW Australia, 2305.
authors.forename: Ferdi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Miteff
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Unit, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW Australia, 2305. Electronic address: Nicholas.Collins@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004437:Ebstein Anomaly / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: Ebstein's anomaly; Glenn shunt; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Tricuspid regurgitation