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Trigeminal autonomic cephalgias

A group of headaches distinct from migraine and tension-type headaches.

  • Cluster headaches: produce intense pain episodically. Symptoms are severe unilateral orbital (eye) pain lasting 15 min to 3 hr, ipsilateral autonomic symptoms such as lacrimation (tears) and nasal congestion/discharge.
  • Short-lasting neuralgiform headaches: rare, severe and brief pain that occurs on one side of the head. SUNCT are associated with ipsilateral conjunctival tearing, while SUNA are also associated with nasal congestion/discharge.
  • Paroxysmal hemicrania: rare, severe brief pain occurring on one side of the head, orbitofrontally.

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Updated 2022-03-27

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