Negoro et al.,11. Negoro K, Morimatsu M, Ikuta N, Nogaki H. Benign hot bath-related headache. Headache. 2000 Feb;40(2):173-5. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1526-4610.2000.00026.x
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2000 [3 patients in Japan] |
F |
54 |
TTH |
pouring hot water over herself |
ND |
not throbbing |
5–10 min |
floating sensation |
CT/MRI/MRA were normal |
by avoiding taking a hot bath |
F |
49 |
ND |
pouring hot water over herself |
frontal and right occipital |
explosive |
1–4 h |
No |
CT/MRI/MRA were normal |
by avoiding taking a hot bath |
F |
47 |
ND |
soaking in a hot bath |
bitemporal |
throbbing |
60 min |
nausea |
MRI/MRA were normal |
by avoiding taking a hot bath |
Liao et al.,22. Liao YC, Fuh JL, Lirng JF, Lu SR, Wu ZA, Wang SJ. Bathing headache: a variant of idiopathic thunderclap headache. Cephalalgia. 2003 Nov;23(9):854-9. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1468-2982.2003.00603.x
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2003 [4 patients in Taiwan] |
F |
51 |
No |
pouring hot water over herself |
vertex |
pulsatile |
6 h |
nausea |
MRI/MRA showed vasospasm |
nimodipine |
F |
53 |
No |
pouring hot water over herself |
frontal-vertex |
explosive |
7–8 h |
blurred vision |
MRI/MRA were normal |
nimodipine |
F |
32 |
ND |
pouring hot water over herself |
neck-to-vertex |
pulsatile |
2 h |
No |
MRI/MRA were normal |
nimodipine |
F |
53 |
ND |
pouring hot water over herself |
left-sided |
explosive |
5–30 min |
ND |
MRI/MRA were normal |
by avoiding taking a hot bath |
Müngen and Bulut,44. Müngen B, Bulut S. Hot bath-related headache: four cases with headaches occurring after taking a hot bath. Cephalalgia. 2003 Oct;23(8):846-9. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1468-2982.2003.00562.x
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2003 [4 patients in Turkey] |
F |
29 |
Migraine |
getting out of a hot bath |
bifrontal |
not throbbing |
60–90 min |
ND |
CT/MRI were normal |
ND |
F |
18 |
Migraine |
getting out of a hot bath |
occipital |
not throbbing |
60–90 min |
No |
CT/MRI were normal |
ND |
M |
34 |
TTH, CSH |
getting out of a hot bath |
generalized |
not throbbing |
30–60 min |
No |
CT/MRI were normal |
ND |
F |
38 |
Migraine |
getting out of a hot bath |
bifrontotemporal |
not throbbing |
3–6 h |
No |
CT/MRI were normal |
ND |
Mak et al.,55. Mak W, Tsang KL, Tsoi TH, Au Yeung KM, Chan KH, Cheng TS et al. Bath-related headache. Cephalalgia. 2005 Mar;25(3):191-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00832.x
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2005 [6 patients in China] |
F |
67 |
ND |
during a hot bath |
bitemporal |
throbbing |
60–90 min |
ND |
CT was normal |
sumatriptan |
F |
50 |
ND |
during a hot bath |
generalized |
throbbing |
60 min |
ND |
CT was normal |
amitriptyline |
F |
51 |
ND |
during a hot bath |
frontal |
ND |
30 min |
ND |
CT was normal and MRI showed nonspecific neuroradiological findings |
sodium valproate |
F |
47 |
ND |
during a hot bath |
right occipital |
throbbing |
1–4 h |
nausea and vomiting |
CT was normal |
ND |
F |
58 |
TTH |
during a hot or cold bath |
vertex |
ND |
2–9 h |
vomiting, sweating, scalp tenderness, slurred speech and mild gait unsteadiness |
CT was normal and MRI showed a small arachnoid cyst in the cerebellum |
ND |
F |
50 |
ND |
during a hot bath |
left-sided |
ND |
2–6 h |
nausea and vomiting |
TCD/MRI showed vasospasm |
nimodipine |
Ravishankar,66. Ravishankar K. ‘Hair wash’ or ‘head bath’ triggering migraine - observations in 94 Indian patients. Cephalalgia. 2006 Nov;26(11):1330-4. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2982.2006.01223.x
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2006 [3 patients in India] |
F |
35 |
Migraine |
hair wash or head bath |
right hemicranium |
throbbing |
10–15 min |
nausea, vomiting; photophobia and phonophobia |
Examinations were normal |
analgesic |
F |
37 |
Migraine |
head bath |
left temporoparietal |
throbbing |
24–48 h |
vomiting, phonophobia and shivering of the whole body |
CT was normal |
naproxen sodium or ergotamine |
F |
19 |
Migraine |
hair wash |
occipital |
ND |
10–15 min |
No |
CT was normal |
migraine prophylactic |
Rossi and Nappi,77. Rossi P, Nappi G. Bath-related headache: the first European case. Cephalalgia. 2006 Dec;26(12):1485-6. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2982.2006.01204.x
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2006 [1 patient in Spain] |
F |
57 |
Migraine |
during a hot shower or wetting her skin with hot water |
bitemporal |
explosive |
5 h |
nausea, photophobia, phonophobia and dizziness |
MRI/MRA were normal |
propranolol |
Lee et al.,88. Lee J, Yun CH, Chu MK, Ha CK. Hot bath-related headache controlled by topiramate. Cephalalgia. 2007 May;27(5):465-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01308.x
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2007 [1 patient in South Korea] |
F |
34 |
CSH |
during a hot bath |
occipital |
throbbing |
3–4 days |
facial flushing, nausea and vomiting |
Not performed |
topiramate |
Tanaka and Okamoto,99. Tanaka M, Okamoto K. Bath-related headache: a case report. Cephalalgia. 2007 Jun;27(6):563-5. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01322.x
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2007 [1 patient in Japan] |
F |
37 |
No |
pouring hot water over her neck to wash her hair |
ND |
throbbing |
4 h |
nausea and vomiting |
CT/MRI were normal |
by avoiding taking a hot bath |
Wang et al.,1515. Wang SJ, Fuh JL, Wu ZA, Chen SP, Lirng JF. Bath-related thunderclap headache: a study of 21 consecutive patients. Cephalalgia. 2008 May;28(5):524-30. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01541.x
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2008 [21 patients in Taiwan] |
21F |
32–76 |
Migraine (28.6%) and TTH (14.3%) |
hot bath (76.2%), cold bath (9.5%), indifferent water temperature (14.3%) |
bilateral (61.9%), vertex (33.3%) and ND (4.8%) |
explosive (86%) and pulsatile (67%) |
30–180 min |
nausea, vomiting; photophobia or phonophobia |
CT was normal (71.4%) and MRI showed vasospasm (61.9%) |
by avoiding taking a hot bath (90%) |
(54±8) |
nimodipine (90%) |
Câmara Filho et al.,1010. Câmara Filho JW, Medeiros FL, Sougey EB. Bath-related headache: a Brazilian case report. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2012 May;70(5):383-4. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2012000500015
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2012 [1 patient in Brazil] |
F |
51 |
No |
pouring hot water over herself |
frontoparietal |
ND |
30 min |
ND |
MRI/MRA were normal |
by avoiding taking a hot bath |
Jhang et al.,1111. Jhang KM, Lin CH, Lee KW, Chen YY. Bath-related thunderclap headache associated with subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhage. Acta Neurol Taiwan. 2013 Sep;22(3):127-32. 2013 [1 patient in Taiwan] |
F |
56 |
No |
during a hot or cold bath |
ND |
explosive |
ND |
ND |
CT/MRI/MRA showed acute SAH and CTA revealed vasoconstriction |
nimodipine |
Tanaka et al.,1212. Tanaka R, Ando M, Shimura H, Yamashiro K, Hattori N. Bath-related headache controlled by zolmitriptan. Neurol Clin Neurosci. 2015;3(5):200-2. https://doi.org/10.1111/ncn3.12008. https://doi.org/10.1111/ncn3.12008...
2015 [1 patient in Japan] |
F |
59 |
No |
pouring hot water over herself |
ND |
explosive |
ND |
ND |
MRA showed segmental vasoconstriction |
zolmitriptan |
Grangeon et al.,1313. Grangeon L, Ozel G, Guégan-Massardier E, Lefaucheur R. Bath-related thunderclap headache: case report of a male patient. Headache. 2016 Nov;56(10):1664-6. https://doi.org/10.1111/head.12900
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2016 [1 patient in Africa] |
M |
36 |
No |
during a hot bath |
right-sided |
explosive and pulsatile |
< 24 hours |
No |
CT/MRI/MRA were normal |
amitriptyline |
Dantas et al.,1414. Dantas JH, Gomes JL, Pereira ML, Moreira FC, Coelho RF, Silva-Neto RP. Bath-related headache: two cases report in Brazil. Int J Case Rep Short Rev. 2017;3(3):57-9. 2017 [2 patients in Brazil] |
F |
63 |
Migraine |
during a hot bath |
frontoparietal bilaterally |
throbbing |
20 min |
No |
CT/MRI were normal |
by avoiding taking a hot bath |
F |
65 |
No |
during a hot bath |
right hemicranium |
explosive |
45–60 min |
No |
CT/MRI were normal |
by avoiding taking a hot bath |