Idiopathic stabbing headache associated with monocular visual loss.
BACKGROUND
Idiopathic stabbing headache, which is a brief, sharp, severe jabbing pain that is confined to the head, responds well to treatment with indomethacin sodium. It may occur as a primary entity but more likely is associated with other types of headache, including migraine.


METHODS
Emergency department of a teaching hospital.


METHODS
A 27-year-old man presented to the emergency department with stabbing, sharp pain in the right temporal area associated with complete of loss vision in his right eye. The patient had a history of migraine with aura since 1995.


RESULTS
The patient was treated with oxygen inhalation and indomethacin, with complete resolution of his symptoms.


CONCLUSIONS
A case of idiopathic stabbing headache associated with monocular visual loss was relieved by oxygen and indomethacin therapy.
Ammache
Z
Z
Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA. zammache@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu
Graber
M
M
Davis
P
P
D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D015349:Vision, Monocular
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D007213:Indomethacin