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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
'''Carotidynia''' is a syndrome characterized by unilateral (one-sided) soreness of the [[Common carotid artery|carotid artery]], near the bifurcation. | '''Carotidynia''' is a syndrome characterized by unilateral (one-sided) soreness of the [[Common carotid artery|carotid artery]], near the bifurcation. | ||
==Historical Perspective== | |||
It was first described in 1927 by Temple Fay<ref>Hill and Hastings list this reference as: Fay, Temple (1927) "Atypical neuralgia." ''Arch Neurol Psychiatry.''</ref>. The most common cause of carotidynia may be [[migraine]], and then it is usually self-correcting. | |||
==Pathophysiology== | |||
Recent histological evidence has implicated an inflammatory component of carotidynia, but studies are limited. <ref>{{Cite doi|10.1016/S0194-5998(03)00611-9}}</ref> Carotid arteritis is a much less common cause of carotidynia, but has much more serious consequences. It is a form of [[giant cell arteritis]], which is a condition that usually affects arteries in the head. Due to this serious condition possibly causing carotidynia, and the possibility that neck pain is related to some other non-carotidynia and serious condition, the case should be investigated by a medical doctor.<ref name="Hill and Hastings 1994">{{cite journal | author = Hill LM, Hastings G. | title = Carotidynia: a pain syndrome. | year = 1994 | journal = J Fam Pract | volume = 39 | issue = 1 | pages = 71–5 | pmid = 8027735}}</ref> | |||
==Diagnosis== | |||
===MRI=== | |||
MRI and ultrasound studies may be useful in determining the underlying cause of carotidynia.<ref>{{Cite doi|10.1111/j.1468-2982.2006.01053.x}}</ref> | |||
==Treatment== | |||
Common migraine treatments may help alleviate the carotidynia symptoms. Because carotidynia can be caused by numerous causes, Biousse and Bousser in 1994 recommended the term not be used in the medical literature.<ref name=Biousse>{{cite journal | author = Biousse V, Bousser MG. | title = The myth of carotidynia. | year = 1994 | journal = Neurology | volume = 44 | issue = 6 | pages = 993–5 | pmid = 8208434}}Available [http://www.baillement.com/dossier/carotidynia_bousser.html here]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Carotidynia is a syndrome characterized by unilateral (one-sided) soreness of the carotid artery, near the bifurcation.
Historical Perspective
It was first described in 1927 by Temple Fay[1]. The most common cause of carotidynia may be migraine, and then it is usually self-correcting.
Pathophysiology
Recent histological evidence has implicated an inflammatory component of carotidynia, but studies are limited. [2] Carotid arteritis is a much less common cause of carotidynia, but has much more serious consequences. It is a form of giant cell arteritis, which is a condition that usually affects arteries in the head. Due to this serious condition possibly causing carotidynia, and the possibility that neck pain is related to some other non-carotidynia and serious condition, the case should be investigated by a medical doctor.[3]
Diagnosis
MRI
MRI and ultrasound studies may be useful in determining the underlying cause of carotidynia.[4]
Treatment
Common migraine treatments may help alleviate the carotidynia symptoms. Because carotidynia can be caused by numerous causes, Biousse and Bousser in 1994 recommended the term not be used in the medical literature.[5]
References
- ↑ Hill and Hastings list this reference as: Fay, Temple (1927) "Atypical neuralgia." Arch Neurol Psychiatry.
- ↑ Template:Cite doi
- ↑ Hill LM, Hastings G. (1994). "Carotidynia: a pain syndrome". J Fam Pract. 39 (1): 71–5. PMID 8027735.
- ↑ Template:Cite doi
- ↑ Biousse V, Bousser MG. (1994). "The myth of carotidynia". Neurology. 44 (6): 993–5. PMID 8208434.Available here