Episodic paroxysmal hemicrania: 3 new cases and a review of the literature.
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.
Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013997:Time Factors
D007213:Indomethacin