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Open AccessAtypical primary headache responding to finger pressure: possible involvement of the vagus nerve?
We describe a case of atypical primary headache strongly responsive to prolonged pressure in the anterior aspect of the neck. We hypothesize that, at least in this case, the trigemino-cervical system and its c...
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Open AccessGreat occipital nerve blockade for cluster headache in the emergency department: case report
A 44-year-old man with a past medical history of episodic cluster headache presented in our ED with complaints of multiple daily cluster headache attacks, with cervico-occipital spreading of pain from May to S...
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Open AccessMigraine in the emergency department: a psychometric study of a migraine “repeaters” sample
To evaluate the influence of psychometric variables on the “repeater” phenomenon in an emergency department, 15 “repeaters” and 27 outpatient migraineurs were recruited. All patients were submitted to the Beck...
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Open AccessPrimary headache in Emergency Department: prevalence, clinical features and therapeutical approach
Headache is one of the most common reported complaints in the general adult population and it accounts for between 1% and 3% of admissions to an Emergency Department (ED). The overwhelming majority of patients...
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Carotid endarterectomy and gliofibrillar S100b protein release
Increased levels of the gliofibrillar S100b protein can be detected during carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Whether the S100b protein increase is marker of brain ischemic sufferance and predictor of cognitive dec...
