Seasonal, extratrigeminal, episodic paroxysmal hemicrania successfully treated with single suboccipital steroid injections.
This case report describes a case of extratrigeminal, episodic paroxysmal hemicrania with a clear seasonal temporal pattern, successfully treated with repeated single suboccipital steroid injections. The pathophysiological and clinical implications of this observation are discussed.
Rossi
P
P
Headache Clinic, INI Grottaferrata, Rome, Italy. paolo.rossi90@tin.it
Di Lorenzo
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G
Faroni
J
J
Sauli
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D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D051302:Paroxysmal Hemicrania / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012621:Seasons
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008775:Methylprednisolone; D007213:Indomethacin