Abstract
Objectives : We studied the aspects of headache in the patients with stroke. We compared character of headache on stroke with functional one. Methods : The subject of this study was based on 63 patients with headache who were admitted to the oriental hospital after stroke. We analyzed patients into sex & age, month, severity of headache on stroke type & lesion, site & character of headache. associated symptoms & signs on headache state.Results : The age of headache with stroke is higher than general headache. There was significant differences between general headache and headache with stroke. The cerebral hemorrhage is severer than cerebral infaction in th pain of headache. The most frequently appeared site of headache is temporal area and associated symptoms is vertigo & nausea.Conclusions : The headache of stroke patient is different form functional headache. because of cerebral vascular accident influence on inducing headache. Therefore we should study different methods between the headache of stroke patient and the others in medical treatment.
