Isolated unilateral temporal muscle hypertrophy: a rare cause of hemicranial headache.
A case of isolated unilateral hypertrophy of the Musculus temporalis identified by magnetic resonance imaging associated with recurrent hemicranial headache in a 22-year-old woman with Turkish ancestry is presented. Symptomatic relief was achieved by administration of acetaminophen. A review of the literature is presented and additional treatment options are discussed.
Vordenbäumen
Stefan
S
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Groiss
Stefan Jun
SJ
Dihné
Marcel
M
D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008409:Mastication / Q000502:physiology; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D013284:Stomatognathic System / Q000503:physiopathology; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology; D055815:Young Adult
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000082:Acetaminophen