Hypnic headache (HH)
Evidence-based neurology checklist on hypnic headache (hh): Description and pathology This is a headache that occurs exclusively in sleep It occurs in non-REM sleep It may be related to hypothalamic dysfunction Epidemiology Diagnostic criteria Clinical features Secondary causes Differential…
Description and pathology
- This is a headache that occurs exclusively in sleep
- It occurs in non-REM sleep
- It may be related to hypothalamic dysfunction
Epidemiology
Diagnostic criteria
Clinical features
Secondary causes
Differential diagnosis: other sleep-related headaches
Main treatments
Other treatments: anecdotal cases
References
- Halker RB, Hastriter EV, Dodick DW. Chronic daily headache: an evidence-based and systematic approach to a challenging problem. Neurology 2011; 76:S37-S42.
- Holle D, Naegel S, Obermann M. Hypnic headache. Cephalalgia 2013; 33:1349-1357.
- Liang JF, Wang SJ. Hypnic headache: a review of clinical features, therapeutic options and outcomes. Cephalalgia 2014; 34:795-805.
- Xu SY, Li L, Sun WX, Shen JY, Li CX. Case report: Hypnic headache responds to agomelatine-a potential prophylactic treatment option. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1179391.
- Lindner D, Scheffler A, Nsaka M, Holle-Lee D. Hypnic Headache - what do we know in 2022? Cephalalgia 2023; 43:3331024221148659.
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