childhood-onset cluster headache is an excruciatingly painful and distressing condition. a retrospective study was conducted on charts of patients referring to our headache center. those diagnosed as cluster headache were selected. we identified 11 children (6 males and 5 females). the mean age of cluster headache onset was 10 years (range: 5-16). all children had episodic cluster headache. all children had unilateral orbital pain; 7 patients had throbbing pain, whereas 4 children complained stabbing pain. the mean duration of the attack was 86 minutes (ranging from 30 to 180 minutes). the frequency of episodes was between 1 and 4 per day. all children had the typical cluster headache autonomic features, such as lacrimation, conjunctival injection, ptosis, and nostril rhinorrhea. steroids showed a good clinical efficacy in interrupting cluster headache recurrence. as symptomatic drugs, acetaminophen as well as ibuprofen were ineffective; indomethacin was effective in 1 case.
Mariani, R., Capuano, A., Torriero, R., Tarantino, S., Properzi, E., Vigevano, F., et al. (2013). Cluster Headache in Childhood. JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY, 29(1) [10.1177/0883073812470735].
Cluster Headache in Childhood
Massimiliano Valeriani
2013-01-01
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childhood-onset cluster headache is an excruciatingly painful and distressing condition. a retrospective study was conducted on charts of patients referring to our headache center. those diagnosed as cluster headache were selected. we identified 11 children (6 males and 5 females). the mean age of cluster headache onset was 10 years (range: 5-16). all children had episodic cluster headache. all children had unilateral orbital pain; 7 patients had throbbing pain, whereas 4 children complained stabbing pain. the mean duration of the attack was 86 minutes (ranging from 30 to 180 minutes). the frequency of episodes was between 1 and 4 per day. all children had the typical cluster headache autonomic features, such as lacrimation, conjunctival injection, ptosis, and nostril rhinorrhea. steroids showed a good clinical efficacy in interrupting cluster headache recurrence. as symptomatic drugs, acetaminophen as well as ibuprofen were ineffective; indomethacin was effective in 1 case.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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