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Different forms of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias in the same patient: description of a case

Authors: Giuseppe Cosentino, Brigida Fierro, Angela Rita Puma, Simona Talamanca, Filippo Brighina

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Issue 3/2010

Abstract

The trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs), including cluster headache, paroxysmal hemicrania and SUNCT, are characterized by the cardinal combination of short-lasting unilateral pain and autonomic phenomena affecting the head. Hemicrania continua (HC) shares many clinical characteristics with TACs, including unilateral pain and ipsilateral autonomic features. Nevertheless, HC is separately classified in the revised International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-II). Here, we describe the case of a 45-year-old man presenting an unusual concurrence of different forms of primary headaches associated with autonomic signs, including subsequently ipsilateral cluster headache, SUNCT and HC. This report supports the theory that common mechanisms could be involved in pathophysiology of different primary headache syndromes.

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Title: Different forms of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias in the same patient: description of a case
Authors: Giuseppe Cosentino
Brigida Fierro
Angela Rita Puma
Simona Talamanca
Filippo Brighina
Publication date: 01-06-2010
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-010-0210-7

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