Episodic Cluster Headache and Narcolepsy: A Case Report

Cephalalgia ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 113-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Alberca ◽  
G Botebol ◽  
F Boza ◽  
A Navarro
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Cluster Headache ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Episodic Cluster Headache ◽  
Sleep Alterations

A patient who first presented with episodic cluster headache later developed narcolepsy. In spite of REM sleep alterations associated with narcolepsy, the frequency and distribution of pain attacks did not change when narcolepsy occurred and were similar to those seen in cases of episodic cluster without narcolepsy. The lack of influence of narcolepsy on the pattern of cluster pains questions the role of REM sleep states in triggering pain in episodic cluster.

Hemicrania Continua with Contralateral Episodic Cluster Headache: A Case Report

Cephalalgia ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 929-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Lisotto ◽  
F Mainardi ◽  
F Maggioni ◽  
G Zanchin
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Cluster Headache ◽  
Hemicrania Continua ◽  
Paroxysmal Hemicrania ◽  
Simultaneous Occurrence ◽  
Headache Disorders ◽  
Sunct Syndrome ◽  
First Case ◽  
Episodic Cluster Headache ◽  
Male Patients

The trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TACs) are characterized by short-lasting unilateral headaches with autonomic features (1). They include four headache disorders, cluster headache (CH), paroxysmal hemicrania (PH), SUNCT syndrome and hemicrania continua (HC). The coexistence of different ipsilateral TACs in the same patient has been previously reported in six published cases (2-6). In five of these patients an association of CH and PH was noted (2-5). The two varieties of attacks occurred separately in three patients, while their simultaneous occurrence was observed in two cases. In another patient the successive occurrence of trigeminal neuralgia, SUNCT syndrome, PH and CH in one active headache period was noted (6). All the reported cases concerned male patients. We describe what we believe to be the first case of coexistence of two different contralateral TACs.

Reduced Habituation of Trigeminal Reflexes in Patients with Episodic Cluster Headache During Cluster Period

Cephalalgia ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 950-959 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Perrotta ◽  
M Serrao ◽  
G Sandrini ◽  
D Bogdanova ◽  
C Tassorelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Headache ◽  
Animal Studies ◽  
Blink Reflex ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
Sensory Stimuli ◽  
Hypothalamic Dysfunction ◽  
Brainstem Reflex ◽  
Episodic Cluster Headache ◽  
Growing Body

A growing body of evidence supports the pivotal role of the hypothalamus in the pathophysiology of cluster headache (CH). On the basis of animal studies, it has been suggested that a hypothalamic dysfunction can lead to a habituation deficit of brainstem reflex responses, as result of a stress-like condition. Taking into account these findings, we tested the hypothesis that habituation of brainstem reflexes may be impaired in CH patients. The habituation phenomenon of the late components (R2 and R3) of the blink reflex was studied in 27 CH patients during the cluster period, in 22 migraine patients interictally and in 20 control subjects. A significant habituation deficit in the R2 and R3 components was found in CH compared with both controls and migraineurs. The lack of habituation in CH, more pronounced than in migraine, points to abnormal processing of sensory stimuli at the trigeminal level that could be driven by hypothalamic dysfunction during the cluster period.

scholarly journals An ether stressor increases REM sleep in rats: possible role of prolactin

2000 ◽  
Vol 279 (5) ◽  
pp. R1590-R1598 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Bodosi ◽  
F. Obál ◽  
J. Gardi ◽  
J. Komlódi ◽  
J. Fang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eye Movement ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Nrem Sleep ◽  
Wave Activity ◽  
Intracerebroventricular Administration ◽  
Light Onset ◽  
Hypophysectomized Rats ◽  
Sleep Alterations ◽  
Stimulation Of

Sleep alterations after a 1-min exposure to ether vapor were studied in rats to determine if this stressor increases rapid eye-movement (REM) sleep as does an immobilization stressor. Ether exposure before light onset or dark onset was followed by significant increases in REM sleep starting ∼3–4 h later and lasting for several hours. Non-REM (NREM) sleep and electroencephalographic slow-wave activity during NREM sleep were not altered. Exposure to ether vapor elicited prolactin (Prl) secretion. REM sleep was not promoted after ether exposure in hypophysectomized rats. If the hypophysectomy was partial and the rats secreted Prl after ether exposure, then increases in REM sleep were observed. Intracerebroventricular administration of an antiserum to Prl decreased spontaneous REM sleep and inhibited ether exposure-induced REM sleep. The results indicate that a brief exposure to ether vapor is followed by increases in REM sleep if the Prl response associated with stress is unimpaired. This suggests that Prl, which is a previously documented REM sleep-promoting hormone, may contribute to the stimulation of REM sleep after ether exposure.

The Role of Navigation and Ultrasound Piezosurgery in the Surgical Treatment of Hypertelorism: A Case Report

2014 ◽  
Vol 75 (S 02) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Heredero ◽  
J. Solivera ◽  
A. Romance ◽  
A. Dean ◽  
J. Lozano
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Surgical Treatment

The role of 99mTc-sestamibi in amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis - Case report

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarida Victor ◽  
Ana Goncalves Ferreira ◽  
Susana Carmona ◽  
Henrique Vara Luiz ◽  
Maria Carlos Cordeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
99Mtc Sestamibi
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