Cough headaches

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Your doctor may recommend brain-imaging tests, such as MRI or CT scans.

  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). During an MRI, a magnetic field and radio waves are used to create cross-sectional images of the structures within your head to determine any problems that may be causing your cough headache.
  • Computerized tomography (CT). These scans use a computer to create cross-sectional images of your brain and head by combining images from an X-ray unit that rotates around your body.
References
  1. Cutrer FM. Primary cough headache. http://www.uptodate.com/index. Accessed March 7, 2012.
  2. Longo DL, et al. Harrison's Online. 18th ed. New York, N.Y.: The McGraw-Hill Companies; 2012. http://www.accessmedicine.com/resourceTOC.aspx?resourceID=4. Accessed March 7, 2012.
  3. Pascual J. Other primary headaches. Neurologic Clinics. 2009;27:557.
  4. Pascual J. Primary cough headache. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2005; 9:272.
  5. Chiari malformation fact sheet. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/chiari/detail_chiari.htm. Accessed March 10, 2012.
  6. Chen PK, et al. Cough headache: A study of 83 consecutive patients. Cephalalgia. 2009;29:1079.
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