SUNCT: clinical features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on sunct: clinical features: Epidemiology Mean onset age is 50 years Typical features Location of headaches Associated features Atypical features Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): features Acronym

Epidemiology

  • Mean onset age is 50 years

Typical features

Location of headaches

Associated features

Atypical features

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): features

Acronym

References

  1. Cohen AS, Matharu MS, Goadsby PJ. Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) or cranial autonomic features (SUNA) - a prospective clinical study of SUNCT and SUNA. Brain 2006; 129:2746-2760.
  2. Matharu MS, Cohen AS, Boes CJ, Goadsby PJ. Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and treating syndrome: a review. Curr Pain Headache Rep 2003; 7:308-318.
  3. Goadsby PJ, Cohen AS, Matharu MS. Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia: diagnosis and treatment. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2007; 7:117-125.
  4. Cação G, Correia FD, Pereira-Monteiro J. SUNCT syndrome: a cohort of 15 Portuguese patients. Cephalalgia 2016; 36:1002-1006.

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