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==Differentiating Cluster Headache from other Diseases== | ==Differentiating Cluster Headache from other Diseases== | ||
Differential of cluster headache usually involves syndromes that manifest as unilateral headache, brief but frequent attacks. Such syndromes include the following: | |||
*[[Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania]] (CPH) is a condition similar to cluster headache, but CPH responds well to treatment with the [[anti-inflammatory]] drug [[indomethacin]]. With CPH, the attacks are much shorter, often lasting only seconds.<ref>{{eMedicine|NEURO|67}}</ref> | |||
*[[ | *Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks '''(SUNCT and SUNA)''' | ||
*Trigeminal neuralgia | |||
* | *Primary stabbing headache | ||
*Headache associated with an underlying intracranial lesion | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:40, 10 May 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Saumya Easaw, M.B.B.S.[2]
Differentiating Cluster Headache from other Diseases
Differential of cluster headache usually involves syndromes that manifest as unilateral headache, brief but frequent attacks. Such syndromes include the following:
- Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania (CPH) is a condition similar to cluster headache, but CPH responds well to treatment with the anti-inflammatory drug indomethacin. With CPH, the attacks are much shorter, often lasting only seconds.[1]
- Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks (SUNCT and SUNA)
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Primary stabbing headache
- Headache associated with an underlying intracranial lesion