The unusual origin of an acute cephalalgia, a colloid cyst of the third ventricle
Nicolle, M.H.; Hugues, F.C.
La Semaine des Hopitaux Organe Fonde Par l'Association d'Enseignement Medical des Hopitaux de Paris 57(7-8): 386-388
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-1777 PMID: 6261376 Document Number: 182449
An unusual acute cephalalgia might reveal a vascular or tumoral cerebral disease. The authors report a case of cephalalgia of such a type following upon a colloid cyst of the third ventricle, an exceptional but serious cause, whose symptomatology they are discussing; in this connection, they are studying the problems concerning three other cases of acute cephalalgia. In these four patients, cephalalgia is almost the only symptom. A recent unique relapsing acute cephalalgia, without appreciable previous history, should induce to perform thorough paraclinical investigations and, above all at present, a tomodensitometric test.