Article type: Letter to Editor
Article
title: Cough,
cough-induced, and primary cough headache
Journal: Matrix
Science Medica
Year: 2022
Authors: Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Letícia Fornari
Caprara
E-mail: jamirrissardo@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Headache associated with coughing is characterized by
headaches triggered by a rapid increase in intra-abdominal pressure caused by
coughing, sneezing, or straining. It is an uncommon finding with a lifetime
prevalence of <1%. Interestingly, the syndrome of cough headache is
symptomatic in about 40% of cases, and the majority of these patients have
Arnold-Chiari malformation. Herein, we would like to discuss recent studies
about this rare condition. Four main mechanisms could explain headaches
triggered by cough, which are jugular vein stenosis, cerebrospinal fluid
hypervolemia, infection-altering vascular tone, and crowdedness of the
posterior cranial fossa.
Keywords: Headache, cough, benign cough
headache, cough headache, exertional headache
Full text available at:
https://www.matrixscimed.org/text.asp?2022/6/4/117/358004
DOI
10.4103/mtsm.mtsm_6_22
Citation
Rissardo JP, Fornari Caprara AL. Cough, cough-induced, and primary cough headache. Matrix Sci Med 2022;6:117-8
