title: Hypnic headache secondary to haemangioblastoma of the cerebellum.
abstract: We report a case of secondary hypnic headache in a patient with a haemangioblastoma of the cerebellum. The number of secondary cases is steadily increasing in the medical literature and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain should be considered mandatory after arriving at a presumptive diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02130, USA. williammullally@aol.com
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Mullally
authors.forename: Kathryn E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D051270:Headache Disorders, Primary / Q000209:etiology*; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant