title: Coexisting trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias and hemicrania continua.
abstract: The trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) and hemicrania continua (HC) share many clinical characteristics including unilateral pain and ipsilateral autonomic features. We report a patient with a history of migraine without aura who developed cluster headache and HC simultaneously. The distinctive clinical features and differential response profiles to various treatments indicates that they are distinct disorders. We then review previous reports of patients with coexisting TACs and HC and discuss the relationship between these families of primary headache disorders.
authors.affiliation: Montefiore Headache Center, Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: Brian M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Grosberg
authors.forename: Richard B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Lipton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005632:Fructose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013997:Time Factors; D000077236:Topiramate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D051303:Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014700:Verapamil / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D000077236:Topiramate; D005632:Fructose; D014700:Verapamil; D007213:Indomethacin