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hemicrania continua
see NINDS Hemicrania Continua Information Page
Epidemiology: rare
Clinical manifestations:
1) chronic headache marked by continuous pain on one side of the face
2) varying in severity
3) cranial autonomic symptoms (lacrimation, rhinorrhea, conjunctivitis, nasal congestion)
Management:
- responds to indomethacin [2]
General
syndrome
chronic daily headache
References
- NINDS Hemicrania Continua Information Page
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/all-disorders/hemicrania-continua-information-page
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 18.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2018.