Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with cranial autonomic symptoms (SUNA) following vertebral artery dissection

Cephalalgia

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-285

  Jacob, S ^b   Rajabally, Y A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; INDOMETACIN; LAMOTRIGINE; PREGABALIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSESTHESIA; FACE MUSCLE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HORNER SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEURALGIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SHORT LASTING UNILATERAL NEURALGIFORM HEADACHE ATTACKS WITH CRANIAL AUTONOMIC SYMPTOM; TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALALGIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANALGESICS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION;

EID: 33847662571     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01286.x     Document Type: Article

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