Miscellaneous unusual headaches

Evidence-based neurology checklist on miscellaneous unusual headaches: Sunrise headache This is headache on waking after sunrise It is due to hypothalamic lesions disrupting the pineal gland It results from altered melatonin secretion Treatment is with night-time melatonin Space headache Headscarf…

Sunrise headache

  • This is headache on waking after sunrise
  • It is due to hypothalamic lesions disrupting the pineal gland
  • It results from altered melatonin secretion
  • Treatment is with night-time melatonin

Space headache

Headscarf (hijab) headache

Ponytail headache

Burning vertex syndrome

References

  1. Ulas UH, Korkmaz A, Karadas O, Odabasi Z, Reiter RJ. Sunrise-related headache: case report. Cephalalgia 2009; 30:118-122.
  2. Vein AA, Koppen H, Haan J, Terwindt GM, Ferrari MD. Space headache: a new secondary headache. Cephalalgia 2009; 29:683-686.
  3. Oosterhout WV, Terwindt G, Vein A, Ferrari M. Space headache on earth: head-down-tilted bed rest studies simulating outer-space microgravity. Cephalalgia 2014: 35:335-343.
  4. Ansari HN, Solomon GD. Hijab (headscarf) headache. Headache 2015; 55:437-438.
  5. Blau JN. Ponytail headache: a pure extracranial headache. Headache 2004; 44:411-413.
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