Cephalgia!Topic: AdultCreated on Saturday, November 8 2008 by rednucleus Last modified on Saturday, November 8 2008. A 21-year-old woman presents with headache. Her headache is generalized, present most of the day and most of the year, and for the last 2 years. It is poorly responsive to indomethacine but responds well to amitriptyline. The cranials are intact, but you have detected bilateral stork-limbs, pes cavus, and palpable common peroneal nerves. What is the cause of her headache?
A) Motor neuron disease B) Hemicrania continua C) Falx meningioma D) Chronic tension type headache E) Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
This question was last modified on November 08, 2008.
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONSA) Motor neuron disease
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1. Victor, M., and Ropper, A.H. (2001). Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 7th Edition. McGraw-Hill, New York. (ISBN:0070674973) | Advertising: |
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