SUNCT: treatment

Evidence-based neurology checklist on sunct: treatment: Drug treatments Lamotrigine: this is the best preventative drug Intravenous Lidocaine: this is used for short-term prevention Topiramate Gabapentin Carbamazepine Esclicarbazepine Interventional treatments for refractory cases Investigational…

Drug treatments

  • Lamotrigine: this is the best preventative drug
  • Intravenous Lidocaine: this is used for short-term prevention
  • Topiramate
  • Gabapentin
  • Carbamazepine
  • Esclicarbazepine

Interventional treatments for refractory cases

Investigational treatments

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References

  1. Goadsby PJ, Cohen AS, Matharu MS. Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia: diagnosis and treatment. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2007; 7: 117-125.
  2. May A, Leone M, Afra J, et al. EFNS guidelines on the treatment of cluster headache and other trigeminal-autonomic cephalalgias. Eur J Neurol 2006; 13:1066-1077.
  3. 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.
  4. Matharu MS, Cohen AS, Goadsby PJ. SUNCT syndrome responsive to intravenous lidocaine. Cephalalgia 2004; 24:985-992.
  5. Lambru G, Shanahan P, Watkins L, Matharu MS. Occipital nerve stimulation in the treatment of medically intractable SUNCT and SUNA. Pain Physician 2014; 17:29-41.
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