title: Hemicrania continua responsive to verapamil.
abstract: Hemicrania continua (HC) is a rare headache syndrome, typically responsive to indomethacin, although patients resistant to this drug have been described. Few treatment alternatives have been proposed in the literature. We here report a patient with HC whose initial excellent response to indomethacin faded but then responded remarkably to verapamil.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Hospitals of Leicester Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Yusuf A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Rajabally
authors.forename: Saiju
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jacob
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014700:Verapamil / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D014700:Verapamil; D007213:Indomethacin