Cold stimulus headache (CSH)

Evidence-based neurology checklist on cold stimulus headache (csh): Pathogenesis This is headache triggered by application of a cold stimulus The stimulus may be applied to the head, ingested or inhaled This probably provokes cerebral vascoconstriction Types Epidemiological risk factors Activity…

Pathogenesis

  • This is headache triggered by application of a cold stimulus
  • The stimulus may be applied to the head, ingested or inhaled
  • This probably provokes cerebral vascoconstriction

Types

Epidemiological risk factors

Activity risk factors

Onset features

Headache features

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References

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