Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with cranial autonomic symptoms (SUNA).

Abstract

Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with cranial autonomic symptoms (SUNA) is a rare primary headache syndrome. The diagnostic criteria include attacks of unilateral orbital, supraorbital or temporal stabbing pain accompanied by one of the following: conjunctival injection and/or tearing, nasal congestion and/or rhinorrhea, and eyelid edema. The duration of pain is 2 seconds to 10 minutes, and the frequency of attacks is described as once a day or more. The etiology and pathology of SUNA has yet to be documented. We report an 18-year-old man with SUNA. Lomerizine hydrochloride which is used as a preventive medicine for migraine, improved his headaches.

• Authors: Yukiko Tada, Naomi Ikuta, Kiyoshi Negoro
• Journal: Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) (Intern Med) Vol. 48 Issue 24 Pg. 2141-4 ( 2009) ISSN: 1349-7235 [Electronic] Japan
• PMID: 20009409 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Analgesics
• Piperazines
• lomerizine

Topics

• Adolescent
• Analgesics (therapeutic use)
• Cranial Nerves
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Male
• Neuralgia
• Piperazines (therapeutic use)
• SUNCT Syndrome (diagnosis, drug therapy)