title: Administration of palmitoylethanolamide in combination with topiramate in the preventive treatment of nummular headache.
abstract: Nummular headache has been recently described as a primary disorder characterized by head pain exclusively felt in a small rounded area typically 2-6 cm in diameter, not attributed to another disorder. Both size and shape of the painful area remain constant since the onset of symptoms. A 57-year-old woman presented with a history of focal episodic pain in a circumscribed area on the right parietal region. The administration of standard oral doses of palmitoylethanolamide and topiramate in combination showed an improvement in pain symptoms and on pain measuring scales.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Neurophysiopathology Unit.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chirchiglia
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Attilio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Della Torre
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Signorelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Volpentesta
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Giusy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guzzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmelino Angelo
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Stroscio
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deodato
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gabriele
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lavano
keywords: algometry; migraine; nummular headache; palmitoylethanolamide; topiramate