An unusual cause of thunderclap headache after eating the hottest pepper in the world - "The Carolina Reaper"

doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-224085

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. 2018 Apr 9:2018:bcr2017224085.

doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-224085.

An unusual cause of thunderclap headache after eating the hottest pepper in the world - "The Carolina Reaper"

Satish Kumar Boddhula¹, Sowmya Boddhula², Kulothungan Gunasekaran³, Edward Bischof²

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¹ Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, New York, USA.
² Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, New York, USA.
³ Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

PMID: 29632122
PMCID: PMC5893965
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-224085

Case Reports

An unusual cause of thunderclap headache after eating the hottest pepper in the world - "The Carolina Reaper"

Satish Kumar Boddhula et al. BMJ Case Rep. 2018.

. 2018 Apr 9:2018:bcr2017224085.

doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-224085.

Authors

Satish Kumar Boddhula¹, Sowmya Boddhula², Kulothungan Gunasekaran³, Edward Bischof²

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, New York, USA.
² Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, New York, USA.
³ Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

PMID: 29632122
PMCID: PMC5893965
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-224085

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Keywords: headache (including migraines); radiology.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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**Figure 1**
(A) CT angiography showing unexpected luminal narrowing in the left supraclinoid internal carotid artery, M1 segment of bilateral middle cerebral arteries, and P1 segments of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries consistent with vasospasm. (B) CT angiography showing resolution of luminal narrowing after 5 weeks of supportive care.

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Holzgreve H. Holzgreve H. MMW Fortschr Med. 2018 May;160(9):34. doi: 10.1007/s15006-018-0526-9. MMW Fortschr Med. 2018. PMID: 29754347 Review. German. No abstract available.

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1. Sogut O, Kaya H, Gokdemir MT, et al. . Acute myocardial infarction and coronary vasospasm associated with the ingestion of cayenne pepper pills in a 25-year-old male. Int J Emerg Med 2012;5:5 10.1186/1865-1380-5-5 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Singhal AB, Hajj-Ali RA, Topcuoglu MA, et al. . Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes: analysis of 139 cases. Arch Neurol 2011;68:1005–12. 10.1001/archneurol.2011.68 - DOI - PubMed

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[1] Calabrese LH, Dodick DW, Schwedt TJ, et al. . Narrative review: reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes. Ann Intern Med 2007;146:34 10.7326/0003-4819-146-1-200701020-00007 - DOI - PubMed

[2] Calabrese LH, Dodick DW, Schwedt TJ, et al. . Narrative review: reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes. Ann Intern Med 2007;146:34 10.7326/0003-4819-146-1-200701020-00007 - DOI - PubMed

[3] Sogut O, Kaya H, Gokdemir MT, et al. . Acute myocardial infarction and coronary vasospasm associated with the ingestion of cayenne pepper pills in a 25-year-old male. Int J Emerg Med 2012;5:5 10.1186/1865-1380-5-5 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Sogut O, Kaya H, Gokdemir MT, et al. . Acute myocardial infarction and coronary vasospasm associated with the ingestion of cayenne pepper pills in a 25-year-old male. Int J Emerg Med 2012;5:5 10.1186/1865-1380-5-5 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Singhal AB, Hajj-Ali RA, Topcuoglu MA, et al. . Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes: analysis of 139 cases. Arch Neurol 2011;68:1005–12. 10.1001/archneurol.2011.68 - DOI - PubMed

[6] Singhal AB, Hajj-Ali RA, Topcuoglu MA, et al. . Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes: analysis of 139 cases. Arch Neurol 2011;68:1005–12. 10.1001/archneurol.2011.68 - DOI - PubMed

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