Laughing headache
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Feb 20, 2012
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Laugh-induced headache,Cough headache, Secondary headache, Arnold-Chiari malformation, Hind brain anomaly
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Abstract
Headache is one of the most common problems that bring patients to the neurology clinic. Several precipitants can trigger headaches such as laughing, coughing, straining, sneezing, stooping, or sexual activity.1 Here we described an atypical presentation of headache onset after laughter in one patient.
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Vongvaivanich K, Chawalparit O. Laughing headache. BKK Med J [Internet]. 2012 Feb. 20 [cited 2024 Apr. 26];3(1):53. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/bkkmedj/article/view/217906
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5. Symmonds C. Cough headache. Brain 1956;79:557-68.
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