Case 250 · ICHD-3 4.4

4.4 Primary thunderclap headache

Origin

Synthetic

Language

English — also available in German

Contributed by

Imported case — HeadAI synthetic vignettes (de Andrade JBC, da Silva Costa TB, Vasconcelos JL, Lopes TLM, Balsells MD, Cristofolini VL, Querobin SO, Filho FMR. Validation of an AI-based platform for structured diagnosis of headache disorders using ICHD-3 criteria. BMC Neurology 25, 489 (2025). doi:10.1186/s12883-025-04473-1. Dataset: Andrade J. Head.AI Platform. Mendeley Data, V2 (2025). doi:10.17632/4fms6cw2s5.2)

Anamnesis

A 40-year-old male reports experiencing a headache with an abrupt onset and intense pain, without aura or neurological deficits. The headache lasts about 30 minutes and occurs in isolated episodes. Cranial MRI, MR angiography, and cerebrospinal fluid analysis show no abnormalities.

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