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Pierric Giraud1, Olivier Segal, Sylvie Chauvet
1Consultation Céphalées et Migraine, Centre d'Etude et Traitement de la Douleur, Centre Hospitalier de la Région Annecienne, 74374 Pringy Cedex, France. pgiraud@ch-annecy.fr
Abstract:
Laughing is recognized as a provoking factor for headache, certainly underestimated among the general population and few cases have been published to date. We report a single case of severe headache, provoked almost exclusively by outbursts of laughing, where venous magnetic resonance imaging revealed the presence of giant Pacchioni granulations in both right and transverse sinuses. Reviewing published cases of laughing headache, we discuss possible mechanisms of pain and the role of giant Pacchionian granulations.
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