title: [Autonomic facio-cephalalgia].
abstract: Autonomic facio-cephalalgia was first described by Brickner et al. in 1935. At that time, it's clinical picture was characterized as pain seizure in the head or face unilaterally with various autonomic signs, such as swelling, redness and hyperthermia of the painful regions. After the first case was described, few cases have been reported, including our two cases. Thus, it's definite clinical entity can not be determined at present. In this review, the history, symptoms, signs, differential diagnosis of this disease and details of two our cases are described. The clinical entity of this disease, on bases of present knowledge is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitsuma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004878:Ergotamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D004878:Ergotamine; D004837:Epinephrine