Positional cluster-like headache. A case report of a neurovascular compression between the third cervical root and the vertebral artery

Cephalalgia

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1509-1513

  Créac'H, Christelle ^a   Duthel, Robert ^b   Barral, Fabrice ^b   Nuti, Christophe ^b   Navez, Malou ^a   Demarquay, Genevieve ^a   Laurent, Bernard ^a   Peyron, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Cervicogenic headache; Cluster headache; Red ear syndrome; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; INDOMETACIN; SUMATRIPTAN; TOPIRAMATE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSESTHESIA; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; JAW PAIN; LACRIMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOSE CONGESTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OTALGIA; PARESTHESIA; POSTURAL HEADACHE; RHINORRHEA; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VERTEBRAL ARTERY COMPRESSION; CERVICAL SPINE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; NERVE COMPRESSION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL ROOT; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 79952482066     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0333102410373158     Document Type: Article

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