Case 54 · ICHD-3 10.1.2

10.1.2 Headache attributed to aeroplane travel

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

History: A 32-year-old male patient reports experiencing an intense unilateral orbitofrontal headache (7/10 on the numeric scale) during the landing of a commercial flight. The pain appeared suddenly, had a pulsating characteristic, lasted 20 minutes, and resolved spontaneously after landing. He denies any previous history of primary headaches or sinusitis. There were no associated symptoms, such as nausea or photophobia. The patient mentions that similar episodes occurred on two previous flights.

Physical examination: No signs of acute rhinosinusitis or neurological abnormalities.

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