Do paroxysmal hemicrania and hemicrania continua represent different headaches? A retrospective study
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DOI: 10.1007/s10072-019-03980-7
Abstract: ObjectiveHemicrania continua and paroxysmal hemicrania are considered different headaches belonging to a group of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias. However, they share many clinical features. Both headaches also show complete response to indomethacin, which is a mandatory… read more here.
Keywords: paroxysmal hemicrania; different headaches; hemicrania continua; hemicrania ... See more keywords
Hemicrania continua: Indomethacin induced myoclonus
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DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106703
Abstract: Myoclonus has been described rarely as an adverse effect with some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, but never with indomethacin. Indomethacin is a common nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for various primary headache disorders, including hemicrania continua. We… read more here.
Keywords: hemicrania; induced myoclonus; indomethacin induced; hemicrania continua ... See more keywords
Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis mimicking hemicrania continua: An unusual clinical case
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DOI: 10.1177/0333102417708773
Abstract: Background Hemicrania continua (HC) is a primary headache syndrome characterized by a unilateral, moderate, continuous headache with exacerbations marked by migrainous and cranial autonomic symptoms. However, clinical phenotypes similar to primary HC may be subtended… read more here.
Keywords: idiopathic hypertrophic; hypertrophic pachymeningitis; hemicrania continua; case ... See more keywords
Prevalence and clinical features of hemicrania continua in clinic-based studies: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1177/03331024221131343
Abstract: Objective To estimate the relative frequencies of hemicrania continua and its clinical features in adult patients who were evaluated for headache in a clinic-based setting. Methods PubMed and Embase were searched for observational, clinic-based studies… read more here.
Keywords: hemicrania continua; based studies; clinic based; clinical features ... See more keywords
Headache from clinically confirmed hemicrania continua arising from the sternocleidomastoid muscle: a case report
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DOI: 10.1186/s12883-021-02219-3
Abstract: Background A patient with a history of cluster headaches, now in remission, presented with confirmed hemicrania continua that resolved with a local anaesthetic injection into the Sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle. To the best of our knowledge,… read more here.
Keywords: muscle; hemicrania continua; confirmed hemicrania; headache ... See more keywords
Hemicrania continua: clinical review, diagnosis and management
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DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s128472
Abstract: Hemicrania continua (HC) is an indomethacin-responsive primary headache disorder which is currently classified under the heading of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs). It is a highly misdiagnosed and underreported primary headache. The pooled mean delay of… read more here.
Keywords: patients may; diagnosis; hemicrania continua; large number ... See more keywords
The Exacerbation of Hemicrania Continua Mimics Trigeminal Neuralgia
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1561-18
Abstract: We report the case of a 46-year-old man with hemicrania continua presenting as exacerbations mimicking trigeminal neuralgia. The patient was tentatively diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia, and treatment with various combinations of drugs was performed after… read more here.
Keywords: hemicrania continua; trigeminal neuralgia; exacerbation hemicrania; continua mimics ... See more keywords