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Title:

SUNCT: bilateral hypothalamic activation during headache attacks and resolving of symptoms after trigeminal decompression.

Document type:
Case Reports; Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Sprenger, T; Valet, M; Platzer, S; Pfaffenrath, V; Steude, U; Tölle, TR
Abstract:
Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) is a primary head-pain syndrome, which is often refractory to any medical treatment. Concerning the pathophysiology of SUNCT, hypothalamic involvement ipsilaterally to the pain has been suggested based on the clinical features and one functional imaging case report. Here we now report a new case with SUNCT and the concomitant cerebral activation pattern (fMRI) during the pain attacks. In addition to an...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Pain
Year:
2005
Journal volume:
113
Journal issue:
3
Pages contribution:
422-6
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.pain.2004.09.021
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15661452
Print-ISSN:
0304-3959
TUM Institution:
Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik
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