Presentation
We present a case of hypnic headache successfully managed with occipital nerve stimulation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A 64-year-old female presented with a four-year history of a right occipital headache that regularly awakened her from sleep. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Entire Body System
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Nocturnal Awakening
OBJECTIVE: Hypnic headaches (HHs) are unique because of late life onset and characteristic periodic nocturnal awakening. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
He denied nocturnal awakenings and daytime napping both planned and unplanned. However, his bed-partner's (wife's) information regarding his sleep was contradictory. According to her, he used to grind teeth almost every night during sleep. [doi.org]
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Turkish
Agri : Agri (Algoloji) Dernegi’nin Yayin organidir The journal of the Turkish Society of Algology. 2008;20(3):40-3. 71. Autunno M, Messina C, Blandino A, Rodolico C. Headache. 2008;48(2):292-4. 72. [severe-headache-expert.com]
Gastrointestinal
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Choking
Another is that the vascular constriction that happens during migraine episodes doesn't choke off cerebral blood flow enough to cause aura symptoms. [flipper.diff.org]
Psychiatrical
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Suggestibility
Improvements in ICHD-II criteria are suggested, especially to introduce the typical motor behaviour acted out by HH patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Neurologic
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Homonymous Hemianopsia
Migraine accompaniments may consist of visual symptoms such as transient blindness, homonymous hemianopsia (loss of vision on one side of one’s visual field), and blurring of vision ; paresthesias (numbness, tingling, pins-and-needles sensation), a heavy [webmd.com]
Workup
We reviewed the literature to evaluate the usual diagnostic workup performed in hypnic headache patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Serum
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Decreased Oxygen Saturation
Sleep quality is commonly normal, except decreased sleep efficiency and mildly decreased oxygen saturation down to 70 % in some patients. [entokey.com]
Treatment
If lithium treatment does not provide a significant response, indomethacin can be commenced as second-line approach. If these treatments prove to be ineffective or poorly tolerated, other agents, such as caffeine and melatonin, can be administered. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Prognosis
We describe results of an internet based survey to identify people with Hypnic Headache and seek their descriptions of headache symptoms, treatment options, prognosis and theories on causation. [severe-headache-expert.com]
Headache associated with sexual activity: prognosis and treatment options. Cephalalgia 27(11): 1265–1270. PubMed CrossRef Google Scholar Garza, I. and K. H. Oas (2009). [link.springer.com]
Etiology
Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. [icd10coded.com]
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Nevertheless, a better knowledge of causative neurobiological mechanisms would allow to foresee etiology-based treatments. KEYWORDS: Dopamine ; Electromyography ; Sleep bruxism ; Tooth grinding [Indexed for MEDLINE] Free full text [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Etiology of sleep bruxism: A review of the literature. Recenti Prog Med 2008;99:322-8. 13. Wills L, Garcia J. Parasomnias: Epidemiology and management. CNS Drugs 2002;16:803-10. 14. van der Zaag J, Naeije M, Wicks DJ, Hamburger HL, Lobbezoo F. [doi.org]
Epidemiology
Parasomnias: Epidemiology and management. CNS Drugs 2002;16:803-10. 14. van der Zaag J, Naeije M, Wicks DJ, Hamburger HL, Lobbezoo F. [doi.org]
Until a population based epidemiologic survey is completed, we will never be able to establish the true demographics of people with Hypnic Headache. [severe-headache-expert.com]
Epidemiology Originally believed to be a disorder of the elderly, subsequent reports suggest that the disorder may begin earlier, but many patients suffer for decades before the diagnosis is made. [flipper.diff.org]
Neurology 38: 685–689 PubMed Google Scholar Castillo J, Munoz P, Guitera V, Pascual J (1999) Epidemiology of chronic daily headache in the general population. [springerlink.com]
Pathophysiology
METHOD: Current studies that deal with the pathophysiology of HH are summarized. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Prevention
As for prevention, a wide variety of medications were reported to be of benefit in HH. The drugs that were found to be effective in at least five cases are: lithium, indomethacin, caffeine and flunarizine. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Some alarm clock headache sufferers have been prescribed Topamax (topiramate) to prevent these headaches. Anti-inflammatory drugs may also be recommended for preventing or treating them upon waking. [migrainerelief.com]