Effect of episodic tension-type headache on the health-related quality of life in employees of a Brazilian public hospital.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of ETTH on HRQoL in a sample of employees of a Brazilian public hospital.

Method: Three hundred and sixty Mário Gatti Hospital employees were asked about headache occurrence in the previous 6 months and completed a SF-36 and a pain questionnaires concerning impact of pain (0 to 10 scale) on daily activities, work efficiency, leisure and social activities in previous six months. Two groups were studied: 1.

Ventricular arteriovenous malformation bleeding: a rare cause of headache in children. Case report.

Headache as a chief complaint is rare in the paediatric emergency room. Actually, very seldom cases secondary to life threatening conditions as non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage have been reported. A child with severe headache and nuchal rigidity and no other abnormalities on the physical examination is reported.