title: Carotidynia: a new case for an old controversy.
abstract: Whereas International Headache society (IHS) criteria of carotidynia were defined in 1988, its validity as a distinct nosological entity has recently been questioned, leading this entity to be removed from the second IHS classification in 2004. We report the case of a 30-year-old woman who developed a pain located at the left carotid bulb, associated with typical findings on ultrasonography and MRI. We discuss new criteria and denomination of this clinical entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Neurology, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France. tardyjean@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tardy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pariente
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nasr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peiffer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dumas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cognard
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Larrue
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chollet
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Albucher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography