title: Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing caused by a pituitary adenoma.
abstract: Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) syndrome is a rare primary headache syndrome first described in 1978. We report on a 43-year-old man with a 10 year history of SUNCT in whom a pituitary macroadenoma was eventually detected. His pain rapidly improved with medical treatment of the prolactinoma and we propose that this is a case of symptomatic SUNCT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, WA 6008, Australia. tapuwa.musuka@gmail.com
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Musuka
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Edis
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Kermode
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011388:Prolactin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D015175:Prolactinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D050798:SUNCT Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D011388:Prolactin
keywords: Head pain; SUNCT; Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias