Hemicrania continua (HC): clinical features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on hemicrania continua (hc): clinical features: Major features This predominantly affects females It is moderate to severe in intensity It is usually unilateral and side-locked It is continuous or remitting Visual auras may occur before or with attacks…

Major features

  • This predominantly affects females
  • It is moderate to severe in intensity
  • It is usually unilateral and side-locked
  • It is continuous or remitting
  • Visual auras may occur before or with attacks
  • Exacerbations are often nocturnal

Associated features

Possible co-morbid headaches

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain

References

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  2. Bigal ME, Lipton RB.  The differential diagnosis of chronic daily headaches: an algorithm-based approach. J Headache Pain 2007; 8:263-272.
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  4. Prakash S, Rathore C. Two cases of hemicrania continua-trigeminal neuralgia syndrome: expanding the spectrum of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia-Tic (TAC-TIC) syndrome. Headache 2017; 57:472-477.
  5. Rozen TD. Verapamil-responsive hemicrania continua in a patient with episodic cluster headache. Cephalalgia 2006; 26:351-353.
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