Valsalva maneuver

plural Valsalva maneuvers

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Valsalva manoeuvre.

   1961, William L. Watson, The Valsalva Maneuver: Its Relationship to Chronic Recurrent Aerotitis Media, Review 5-61, USAF Aerospace Medical Center, Brooks Air Force Base, page 2, One generally accepted way of equalizing the pressure is by performing the Valsalva maneuver.

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   Following the practice trials, subjects performed three Valsalva maneuver trials in each of three postures - supine, sitting and standing.

   1996, Emilie Alexandra Luster, Effects of Hypovolemia and Posture on Responses to the Valsalva Maneuver, University of California, Davis, page 41

   2008, Curtis B. Kamida, et al., 15: Lower extremity ascending and descending phlebography, Peter Gloviczki, Handbook of Venous Disorders, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), page 165, A Valsalva maneuver initially causes cessation of prograde flow, and then actual flow reversal.

   The proposed pathophysiology in our case could be loud laugh induced Valsalva maneuver raising intra-abdominal and intra-thoracic pressure momentarily causing venous congestion of head presenting as episodic headache.

   2022 February 15, Bob Daripa, Scott Lucchese, “Laugh Headache, Not a Joke! A Case Report”, in Alexander Muacevic, John R Adler, editors, Cureus Journal of Medical Science, volume 14, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, page 1