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Ekusheva E.V.

Otdel patologii vegetativnoĭ nervnoĭ sistemy Nauchno-issledovatel'skogo tsentra Pervogo Moskovskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta im. I.M. Sechenova, Moskva

Damulin I.V.

kafedra nervnykh bolezneĭ Moskovskoĭ meditsinskoĭ akademii im. I.M. Sechenova

Headache associated with sexual activity: diagnostic difficulties and management tactics

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Ekusheva E.V., Damulin I.V.

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Journal: Therapeutic Archive. 2013;85(10): 111‑115

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HEADACHE ASSOCIATED WITH SEXUAL ACTIVITY: DIAGNOSTIC DIFFICULTIES AND MANAGEMENT TACTICS
HEADACHE ASSOCIATED WITH SEXUAL ACTIVITY: DIAGNOSTIC DIFFICULTIES AND MANAGEMENT TACTICS

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Ekusheva EV, Damulin IV. Headache associated with sexual activity: diagnostic difficulties and management tactics. Therapeutic Archive. 2013;85(10):111‑115. (In Russ.)

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Abstract:

Headache associated with sexual activity (HASA) is a common and benign form of primary headache in most cases and has a favorable prognosis. However, even a single episode of primary headache is a cause for an immediate and thorough examination to rule out the secondary nature of cephalgia. The paper considers the pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, and principles in the treatment of patients with this disease.

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headache associated with sexual activity
orgasmic headache

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Ekusheva E.V.

Otdel patologii vegetativnoĭ nervnoĭ sistemy Nauchno-issledovatel'skogo tsentra Pervogo Moskovskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta im. I.M. Sechenova, Moskva

Damulin I.V.

kafedra nervnykh bolezneĭ Moskovskoĭ meditsinskoĭ akademii im. I.M. Sechenova

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