Open AccessHeat stress disorders and headache: a case of new daily persistent headache secondary to heat stroke
Author(s) -
Cherubino Di Lorenzo,
Anna Ambrosini,
Gianluca Coppola,
Francesco Pierelli
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.08.2008.0700
Subject(s) - medicine , heat stress , international classification of headache disorders , stroke (engine) , headache disorders , heat exhaustion , heat illness , pathophysiology , pediatrics , physical therapy , migraine , poison control , emergency medicine , mechanical engineering , physics , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , engineering , geology
Headache is considered as a common symptom of heat stress disorders (HSD), but no forms of secondary headache from heat exposure are reported in the International Classification of Headache Disorders-2 Edition (ICHD-II). Heat-stroke (HS) is the HSD most severe condition, it may be divided into two forms: classic (due to a long period environmental heat exposure) and exertional (a severe condition caused by strenuous physical exercises in heat environmental conditions). Here we report the case of a patient who developed a headache clinical picture fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for new daily persistent headache (NDPH), after an exertional HS, and discuss about possible pathophysiological mechanisms and classification aspects of headache induced by heat conditions.