Cluster-tic syndrome: report of five new cases

The so-called short lasting primary headaches include heterogenic entities that can be divided between those without pronounced autonomic activation and those where this activation is evident, which includes the cluster-tic syndrome. We report five new cases with age closer to the trigeminal neuralgia's one, and concomitance of cluster headache and trigeminal neuralgia, which is less frequent in the literature. We also discuss briefly the pathophysiology of these clinical entities, suggesting that the trigeminus nerve is a common pathway of pain manifestation.

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Main Authors: MONZILLO,PAULO HÉLIO, SANVITO,WILSON LUIZ, COSTA,AGNALDO R. DA
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2000
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2000000300019
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Summary:The so-called short lasting primary headaches include heterogenic entities that can be divided between those without pronounced autonomic activation and those where this activation is evident, which includes the cluster-tic syndrome. We report five new cases with age closer to the trigeminal neuralgia's one, and concomitance of cluster headache and trigeminal neuralgia, which is less frequent in the literature. We also discuss briefly the pathophysiology of these clinical entities, suggesting that the trigeminus nerve is a common pathway of pain manifestation.