title: The exploding head syndrome.
abstract: This article reviews the features of an uncommon malady termed "the exploding head syndrome." Sufferers describe terrorizing attacks of a painless explosion within their head. Attacks tend to occur at the onset of sleep. The etiology of attacks is unknown, although they are considered to be benign. Treatment with clomipramine has been suggested, although most sufferers require only reassurance that the spells are benign in nature.
authors: Headache Institute, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center and Beth Israel Hospital Center, 1000 Tenth Avenue at 58th Street, New York, NY 10019, USA.
authors: M W
authors: MW
authors: Green
mesh_terms: D002997:Clomipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D002997:Clomipramine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors