title: Seasonal, extratrigeminal, episodic paroxysmal hemicrania successfully treated with single suboccipital steroid injections.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Headache Clinic, INI Grottaferrata, Rome, Italy. paolo.rossi90@tin.it
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Lorenzo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Faroni
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sauli
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008775:Methylprednisolone; D007213:Indomethacin