An unusual cause of headache

A lingering post-viral symptom points to an unexpected diagnosis

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Jason is a 41-year-old small business owner who presents to his GP with a four-week history of persistent frontoparietal headache following an URTI.

Jason is usually well. He does not have any past history of headache disorder.