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Differential Diagnosis and Treatment

Mark Porter, MD; Joseph Jankovic, MD

Arch Neurol. 1981;38(11):710-712.

Abstract
• Benign coital cephalalgia is an acute headache that is time related to sexual intercourse. It is often confused with more serious conditions such as subarachnoid hemorrhage due to ruptured intracranial aneurysm. We describe eight patients with benign coital cephalalgia who were successfully treated with propranolol hydrochloride. We suggest that these patients have a variant of migraine.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Medical Center, Houston.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Feb 18, 1981.

Reprint requests to Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030 (Dr Jankovic).

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