title: Hypnic headache syndrome: excessive periodic limb movements in polysomnography.
abstract: We report a patient with hypnic headache syndrome associated with excessive periodic limb movements in sleep, which is a unique finding for this syndrome recorded in polysomnography. She had had daily hypnic headache attacks history for 10 years. Her headache attacks ceased immediately after lithium carbonate therapy and she has been headache-free for 5 months.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey. elifkorhan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kocasoy Orhan
authors.forename: Nalan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kayrak Ertas
authors.forename: Kadir Serkan
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Orhan
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ertas
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016651:Lithium Carbonate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D017286:Polysomnography; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D016651:Lithium Carbonate