A 59-year-old woman with recent onset of epileptic seizures comes to the emergency department. The examination showed left pyramidal signs and papillary edema. Brain MRI showed a right hemispheric mass with edema, midline deviation and signs of tentorial herniation. She reports a headache that has been progressing in intensity for the past week. Which of the following features associated with headache seems most likely in this patient?
They describe a recent diagnosis of cerebral LOE with signs of intracranial hypertension (edema, midline deviation, papilledema). The associated headache is typically morning headache, with increasing ICP values at night.
Predominance in the morning.
It does not change with effort.
Photophobia.
Sonophobia.
They describe a recent diagnosis of cerebral LOE with signs of intracranial hypertension (edema, midline deviation, papilledema). The associated headache is typically morning headache, with increasing ICP values at night.