Hypnic headache syndrome: excessive periodic limb movements in polysomnography.
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.
Kocasoy Orhan
Elif
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Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey. elifkorhan@yahoo.com
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Orhan
Kadir Serkan
KS
Ertas
Mustafa
M
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
D016651:Lithium Carbonate