Journals / Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi / 2007 / Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 1

Airplane travel headache: A case report and revire of the literature

Uçak yolculuğuna bağlı baş ağrısı: Olgu sunumu ve literatürün gözden geçiriilmesi

Pages
40–42
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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In the present case report, we report a headache secondary to the altitude and pressure changes during a flight which is a rare cause of secondary headache.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Although the patients who admit to the emergency departments because of headache constitute approximately 2-2.5% of the admissions to emergency departments and emergency physicians are familiar with this group of patients.
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Key Findings & Data:Although most of the headache problems encountered in emergency services are usually primary headache syndromes, life threatening causes should always be considered and proper diagnostic modalities should be used.
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Conclusion & Impact:In the present case report, we report a headache secondary to the altitude and pressure changes during a flight which is a rare cause of secondary headache.
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Abstract

Although the patients who admit to the emergency departments because of headache constitute approximately 2-2.5% of the admissions to emergency departments and emergency physicians are familiar with this group of patients. Although most of the headache problems encountered in emergency services are usually primary headache syndromes, life threatening causes should always be considered and proper diagnostic modalities should be used. In the present case report, we report a headache secondary to the altitude and pressure changes during a flight which is a rare cause of secondary headache.

Özet

Baş ağrısı şikayetiyle acil servise başvuran hastalar acil servis başvurularının yaklaşık %2-2.5'ini oluşturmakla birlik­te; acil tıp hekimlerinin aşina olduğu hasta grubudur. Baş ağrılarının büyük bir çoğunluğu birincil baş ağrısı sendromlarına bağlı olsa da, acil hekimleri altta yatan ve hayatı tehdit edebilecek ikincil nedenleri düşünmeli ve araştırmalıdır. Biz bu yazıda ikincil baş ağrısına yol açan ender durumlardan biri olan uçak yolculuğu sırasında oluşan yükseklik ve basınç değişimiyle ortaya çıkan baş ağrısı olgusunu sunduk.

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KAYNAK, F., ERDUR, B., TÜRKÇÜER, İ. (2022). Airplane travel headache: A case report and revire of the literature. Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 1, 40–42. https://ajindex.com/articles/626168

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