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Man suffers ‘thunderclap headaches’ after eating world’s hottest chilli

A man was rushed to hospital after he suffered a rare case of 'thunderclap headaches' when he consumed a Carolina Reaper, the world's hottest chilli.
Posted by: admin , April 12, 2018
  • The 34-year-old man developed intense neck and head pains after eating the chilli at a hot pepper contest in NY, and was eventually taken to hospital, where he was diagnosed with thunderclap headaches (essentially an intense series of headaches that feel like a thunderclap).
  • The condition is linked to a temporary brain condition known as Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS), which occurs when arteries in the brain constrict, restricting blood flow.
  • According to a case report, there are no other known cases where an RCVS has been caused by chilli.
  • The Carolina Reaper has been measured at more than two million Scoville units (the measure for how hot a chilli is). For some perspective, a very hot habanero can measure 50,000 Scoville units…

Read more:

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/09/health/hot-pepper-carolina-reaper-rcvs-study/index.html

http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-04-10/man-struck-thunderclap-headaches-worlds-hottest-chilli/9634314

http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/bcr-2017-224085

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