Nummular headache: A rare headache type in a child responding to carbamazepine and gabapentin

A new variant nummular headache: large diameter accompanied with bitrigeminal hyperalgesia and successful treatment with carbamazepine.

Nummular headache (NH) is defined as a focal head pain that is exclusively felt in a small area, which is typically 1-6 cm in diameter. Neurological examinations are normal in all patients, but this report describes a new variant. A patient was identified who presented with focal head pain that was approximately 8 cm in diameter and bitrigeminal hyperalgesia on neurological ...

Trigeminal Neuralgia Evolving Into Nummular Headache

The patient is a healthy 66-year-old man with no previous headache history. He acutely developed a sharp, intermittent, retro-orbital pain, traveling into his left eye. There was no preceding head trauma, unusual physical exertion, seasonal allergies, or sinus disease. His right face was unaffected. The pain could also travel to the left occipital region. He denied any tearing or discharge from...

A Rare Cause of Headache

INTRODUCTION A 45-year-old man presented with headache for two days. He described the quality of headache as throbbing, and it was unilateral. There was no history of fever, vomiting, blurred vision, ear discharge or trauma, no relevant past medical or drug history and no family history of note. On examination, he was afebrile with pulse 76/min, regular, blood pressure of 130/80mmHg. His pupils...

From a simple chronic headache to neurobrucellosis: a case report

 Brucellosis is an infectious disease with high incidence in Iran. Neurobrucellosis is a focal complication of brucellosis affecting both central and peripheral nervous system presenting with a varieties of signs and symptoms. The most reported manifestations are meningitis and meningoencephalitis. In this report, we will describe a case of a young woman affected by neurobrucellosis presen...

Teaching case: recurrent headache in a child.