Cluster headaches simulating parasomnias.
Nocturnal episodes of agitated arousal in otherwise healthy young children are often related to nonrapid eye movement parasomnias (night terrors). However, in patients with acute onset or increased frequency of parasomnias, organic causes of discomfort must be excluded. We report four young children whose parasomnias were caused by nocturnal cluster headaches and who responded to indomethacin dramatically.
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Ugur
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Department of Neurology, Division of Child Neurology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
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D001143:Arousal / Q000187:drug effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D020447:Parasomnias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D007213:Indomethacin