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[Headache associated with underlying internal diseases]
Insights
Vascular system issues in the head are crucial for understanding most headaches. Various vascular and cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, can cause headaches, as illustrated by case studies.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Vascular Medicine
- Cardiology
Context:
- Headaches are frequently linked to the vascular system due to sympathetic nerve supply to cranial vessels.
- Understanding the neuroanatomy of head vasculature is key to headache research.
Purpose:
- To explore the relationship between vascular diseases and headache.
- To discuss the pathophysiology of headache in relation to hypertension.
- To present headache as a symptom in diverse clinical cases.
Summary:
- Vascular diseases of various origins and cardiovascular conditions are implicated in headache development.
- The pathophysiology connecting headache and hypertension is detailed.
- Case examples include inflammatory vessel diseases, sinus thrombosis, vessel deformities, anticoagulant therapy complications (hemorrhages), cerebrospinal syphilis, and endocrinopathies.
Impact:
- Highlights the critical role of the head's vascular system in headache etiology.
- Provides a comprehensive overview of vascular-related headache causes.
- Offers insights into managing headaches stemming from diverse vascular and systemic conditions.
Abstract:
The vascular system of the head is of great importance in most types of headache because of the sympathetic efferents supplying the vessels. From neuroanatomic data it is to be assumed that vascular diseases of different genesis and cardiovascular diseases may give rise to headaches. The connection between headache and hypertensin is discussed at length with reference to pathophysiology. Further, headache is presented as a symptom with reference to observations of our own cases of inflammatory diseases of the vessels, sinus thrombosis, vessel deformities, accidents in anticoagulant therapy with subdural and intraspinal haemorrhages, cerebrospinal lues and endocrinopathies. Tables and illustrations supplement the text.