title: Autonomic disorders in cluster headache syndrome.
abstract: The unilateral headache in patients with cluster headache syndrome is associated with a number of autonomic accompanying phenomena. Investigation of sweating of the forehead, salivation, nasal secretion and tearing is described and sympathetic parasympathetic firing in connection with headache attacks is discussed.
authors.affiliation: ENT-Department, University Hospital of Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saunte
mesh_terms: D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D010862:Pilocarpine; D012472:Salivation / Q000502:physiology; D013546:Sweating / Q000502:physiology; D013666:Tears / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010862:Pilocarpine