Sudden-onset headache due to reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome

Jion Goto; Yoshifusa Abe; Shuichiro Watanabe

doi:10.1007/s10072-023-06863-0

Sudden-onset headache due to reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome

Neurol Sci. 2023 Sep;44(9):3355-3356. doi: 10.1007/s10072-023-06863-0. Epub 2023 May 23.

Authors

Jion Goto¹, Yoshifusa Abe², Shuichiro Watanabe^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
² Children's Medical Center, Showa University Koto Toyosu Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. yoshifusa@med.showa-u.ac.jp.
³ Children's Medical Center, Showa University Koto Toyosu Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
⁴ Watanabe Children's Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.

Abstract

Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) is characterized by reversible segmental vasoconstriction of the cerebral arteries that spontaneously resolve within 3 months. Occurrence of RCVS peaks at around 40 years and the syndrome is common in women. Here, we report an adolescent boy case of RCVS.

Keywords: Adolescent; Headache; Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cerebrovascular Disorders*
Female
Headache
Headache Disorders, Primary* / etiology
Humans
Male
Syndrome
Vasoconstriction / physiology
Vasospasm, Intracranial* / complications
Vasospasm, Intracranial* / diagnostic imaging