Hypnic headache associated with stage 3 slow wave sleep.
We describe the polysomnographic data of a 79-year-old woman with an 11-year history of nocturnal headaches that were clinically consistent with hypnic headache. A polysomnographic study showed arousal at stage 3 slow wave sleep because of a headache episode. Although this finding could be nonspecific, it suggests the possible relationship between stage 3 slow wave sleep and hypnic headache.
Arjona
J A
JA
Service of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Jiménez-Jiménez
F J
FJ
Vela-Bueno
A
A
Tallón-Barranco
A
A
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D017286:Polysomnography; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D012894:Sleep Stages; D013577:Syndrome