Case 506 · ICHD-3 8.1.1.1
8.1.1.1 Immediate NO donor-induced 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
Identification: Male patient, 32 years old, previously healthy.
History of Present Illness:
Reports sudden onset of bilateral, frontotemporal headache, pulsatile in nature and of mild to moderate intensity, occurring 5 minutes after inhalation of nitric oxide (NO) during an anesthetic procedure for elective surgery.
Duration: 1 hour, with spontaneous resolution.
Not associated with nausea, vomiting, photophobia, or phonophobia.
Denies previous history of primary headaches (e.g., migraine, tension-type headache).
Physical/Neurological Examination: Unremarkable.
Report this case — e.g. suspected re-identification risk.