[SUNCT type headache. A report of a new case. Short-lasting, unilateral, neuralgiform, headache attacks with conjuctival injection and tearing]

Neurologia. 1998 Mar;13(3):148-50.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We report a new case of short-lasting, unilateral, neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT). This rare headache, described in 1978, shares clinical traits with trigeminal neuralgia and cluster headache and its diagnostic classification as a unilateral headache with autonomic involvement has been the subject of considerable debate. The etiology of SUNCT is unknown, although it is considered a highly difficult pain to treat. We discuss our patient's symptoms and response to treatment with carbamazepine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / therapeutic use
  • Carbamazepine / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Headache / diagnosis*
  • Headache / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Severity of Illness Index

Substances

  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
  • Carbamazepine