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The Journal of Headache and Pain
Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain 3/2009

Open Access 01-06-2009 | Brief Report

Nummular headache associated to arachnoid cysts

Authors: Amparo Guillem, Francisco J. Barriga, Santiago Giménez-Roldán

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Issue 3/2009

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Nummular headache (NH) is a chronic pain felt in a coin-shaped or elliptical area on the head surface [1]. Though currently classified as a primary headache, a case of NH secondary to a tentorial meningioma has been published recently [2]. We report two patients with NH as the only symptom of underlying arachnoid cysts (AC). …
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Metadata
Title
Nummular headache associated to arachnoid cysts
Authors
Amparo Guillem
Francisco J. Barriga
Santiago Giménez-Roldán
Publication date
01-06-2009
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-009-0103-9

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