BACKGROUND Chronic cluster headache is a severely disabling neurological disorder. Evidence from open-label case series suggest that occipital nerve stimulation may be effective for the treatment of chronic cluster headache. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of a microstimulator for chronic cluster headache. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, observational feasibility study plus medical record...

AIM In the revised criteria of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-III beta) the following items are added to the diagnostic criteria of cluster headache: ipsilateral sensation of fullness in the ear and ipsilateral forehead/facial flushing. We evaluated the possible additional value of these symptoms for diagnosing cluster headache. METHODS In this cross-sectional co...

Cluster headache is perhaps the most painful of the primary headache disorders. Its treatment includes acute, transitional, and preventive therapy. Despite the availability of many treatments, cluster headache patients can still be difficult to treat. We treated 14 cluster headache patients with greater occipital nerve block as transitional therapy (treatment initiated at the same time as preve...

BACKGROUND Cluster headache is a primary headache disorder characterized by periodic episodes of intense headache accompanied by autonomic symptoms. We report an unusual clinical presentation of cluster headache that was preceded by myoclonus and accompanied by hemiparesis. CASE REPORT A 26-year-old man visited hospital due to recurrent jerky movements on the left side of his face and neck ar...

Cluster headache (CH) is characterized by attacks of strictly unilateral, severe pain with orbital, supraorbital, or temporal location. They are accompanied by ipsilateral cranial autonomic features. Typical characteristics are short duration; pain occurring on one side of head, including eye area; and extreme intensity.[1] Pathophysiology of CH is not fully understood. [2] The pain almost alwa...

Cluster headache (CH) is considered a primary headache syndrome. However, symptomatic cases that resemble CH have also been reported. A patient with cerebral venous thrombosis presented with ipsilateral frontal pain accompanied by ophthalmoparesis, nasal congestion, and lacrimation. The patient's headache showed a dramatic response to oxygen. He experienced no further cluster-like headaches aft...