Headache associated with sexual activity: diagnostic difficulties and management tactics


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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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Сексуальнообусловленная головная боль: диагностические трудности и тактика ведения. - Аннотация. Головная боль, связанная с половой активностью, является первичным вариантом головной боли в большинстве случаев, встречается нередко, имеет доброкачественный характер и благоприятный прогноз. Однако даже однократный эпизод первичной головной боли, связанной с половой активностью, - повод для незамедлительного и тщательного обследования для исключения вторичной природы цефалгии. В статье рассматриваются вопросы патогенеза, дифференциальной диагностики и принципов лечения пациентов с этим заболеванием.
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