Episodic Paroxysmal Hemicrania: 3 New Cases and a Review of the Literature

Lawrence C. Newman; Richard B. Lipton; Seymour Solomon

doi:10.1111/j.1526-4610.1993.hed33040195.x

Episodic Paroxysmal Hemicrania: 3 New Cases and a Review of the Literature

Lawrence C. Newman, Richard B. Lipton, Seymour Solomon

Neurology

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Abstract

SYNOPSIS Episodic paroxysmal hemicrania (EPH) is a rare, benign disorder characterized by discrete bouts of hemicranial headaches separated by periods of pain‐free remissions. EPH is frequently mistaken for episodic cluster headache because they have similar temporal profiles and clinical features. EPH is differentiated from cluster headaches by an increased frequency and a shorter duration of individual attacks. Establishing the diagnosis of EPH is important because of its unique response to treatment with indomethacin and not standard anti‐cluster headache medications.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	195-197
Number of pages	3
Journal	Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
Volume	33
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4610.1993.hed33040195.x
State	Published - Apr 1993

Keywords

cluster headache
episodic paroxysmal hemicrania
indomethacin

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Neurology
Clinical Neurology

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