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Long RJ, Zhu YS, Wang AP. Cluster headache due to structural lesions: A systematic review of published cases. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9:3294-3307. [PMID: 34002138 PMCID: PMC8107893 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i14.3294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cluster headache (CH) is a severe incapacitating headache disorder. By definition, its diagnosis must exclude possible underlying structural conditions.
AIM To review available information on CLH caused by structural lesions and to provide better guides in the distinguishing process and to ensure that there is not a potentially treatable structural lesion.
METHODS We conducted a systematic review of 77 published cases of symptomatic CH and cluster-like headache (CLH) in PubMed and Google Scholar databases.
RESULTS Structural pathologies associated with CH were vascular (37.7%), tumoral (32.5%) and inflammatory (27.2%). Brain mass-like lesions (tumoural and inflammatory) were the most common diseases (28.6%), among which 77.3% lesions were at the suprasellar (pituitary) region. Cases of secondary CH related to sinusitis rose dramatically, occupying 19.5%. The third most common disease was internal carotid artery dissection, accounting for 14.3%. Atypical clinical features raise an early suspicion of a secondary cause: Late age at onset and eye and retroorbital pains were common conditions requiring careful evaluation and were present in at least one-third of cases. Abnormal neurological examination was the most significant red flag for impaired cranial nerves. CLH patients may be responsive to typical CH treatments; therefore, the treatment response is not specific. CLH can be triggered by contralateral structural pathologies. CLH associated with sinusitis and cerebral venous thrombosis required more attention.
CONCLUSION Since secondary headache could perfectly mimick primary CH, neuroimaging should be conducted in patients in whom primary and secondary headaches are suspected. Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging scans is the diagnostic management of choice, and further examinations include vessel imaging with contrast agents and dedicated scans focusing on specific cerebral areas (sinuses, ocular and sellar regions). Neuroimaging is as necessary at follow-up visits as at the first observation.
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- Ru-Jin Long
- Emergency Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China
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- Emergency Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China
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- Emergency Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China
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Kou L, Huang J, Xu Y, Han C, Ma K, Guo X, Xia Y, Wan F, Yin S, Hu J, Wu J, Sun Y, Zhang G, Liu L, Xiong N, Wang T. Cluster-Like Headache Secondary to Anamnesis of Sphenoid Ridge Meningioma: A Case Report and Literature Review. Front Neurol 2019; 10:23. [PMID: 30740086 PMCID: PMC6357285 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Cluster headache is generally considered to be a primary headache; secondary cluster-like headache is quite rare, while cluster-like headache secondary to meningioma is even rarer. Here, we describe an unusual case with cluster-like headache 2.5 years after sphenoid ridge meningioma surgery. The cluster-like headache and meningioma were on the same side, and even at the same position. Furthermore, the cluster-like headache lasted for 6 months. In addition, the patient did not respond well to conventional treatments for cluster headache, such as oxygen inhalation, carbamazepine, and tramadol. Brain magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a softening lesion, glial hyperplasia, and localized thickening and enhancement of the dura in the left frontal-temporal lobe. However, positron-emission computed tomography showed reduced metabolism in the left frontal-temporal lobe. Although the possibility of a primary headache cannot be completely eliminated, the association between cluster-like headache and probable tumor recurrence or postoperative changes should be considered.
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- Liang Kou
- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Reddy GD, Wagner K, Phan J, DeMonte F, Raza SM. Management of Skull Base Tumor-Associated Facial Pain. Neurosurg Clin N Am 2017; 27:337-44. [PMID: 27325000 DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2016.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Cancer-associated facial pain can be caused by a variety of pathologic conditions. Here the authors describe the symptoms and incidence of facial pain secondary to three separate anatomic subcategories of cancer. The authors subsequently discuss the effectiveness and drawbacks of the most common methods of treatment.
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- Gaddum Duemani Reddy
- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Sempere AP, Porta-Etessam J, Medrano V, Garcia-Morales I, Concepción L, Ramos A, Florencio I, Bermejo F, Botella C. Neuroimaging in the Evaluation of Patients with Non-Acute Headache. Cephalalgia 2016; 25:30-5. [PMID: 15606567 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00798.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Available studies offer only limited guidance on neuroimaging of non-acute headache patients. The aim of this study was to estimate the frequency of significant intracranial lesions in patients with headache and to determine the clinical variables helpful in identifying patients with intracranial lesions. All patients aged ≥l 15 years attending the Neurology Clinic with non-acute headache were included in the study and followed prospectively. Every patient was investigated by neuroimaging studies, either computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. Neuroimaging results were classified as ‘significant abnormalities’, ‘nonsignificant abnormalities’ or ‘normal’. Significant abnormalities included neoplastic disease, hydrocephalus, vascular malformations, Chiari malformation, large arachnoid cysts, intracranial haemorrhage, and acute cerebral infarcts. Consecutive patients ( n = 1876; 1243 women and 633 men) were included. Their mean age was 38 years (range 15-95 years). Neuroimaging studies detected significant lesions in 22 patients [1.2%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.7, 1.8]. The rate of significant intracranial abnormalities in patients with headache and normal neurological examination was 0.9% (95% CI 0.5, 1.4). The only clinical variable associated with a higher probability of intracranial abnormalities was neurological examination. The proportion of patients with headache and intracranial lesions is relatively small, but neither neurological examination nor the features in the clinical history permit us to rule out such abnormalities.
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- A P Sempere
- Department of Neurology, Hospital Vega Baja, Orihuela, Spain.
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Edvardsson B. Symptomatic cluster headache: a review of 63 cases. SPRINGERPLUS 2014; 3:64. [PMID: 24570848 PMCID: PMC3928394 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cluster headache is a primary headache by definition not caused by any known underlying structural pathology. Symptomatic cases have been described, for example tumours, dissections and infections, but a causal relationship between the underlying lesion and the headache is difficult to determine in many cases. The proper diagnostic evaluation of cluster headache is an issue unresolved. The literature has been reviewed for symptomatic cluster headache or cluster headache-like cases in which causality was likely. The review also attempted to identify clinical predictors of underlying lesions in order to formulate guidelines for neuroimaging. Sixty-three cluster headache or "cluster headache-like"/"cluster-like headache" cases in the literature were identified which were associated with an underlying lesion. A majority of the cases had a non-typical presentation that is atypical symptomatology and abnormal examination (including Horner’s syndrome). A striking finding in this appraisal was that a significant proportion of CH cases were secondary to diseases of the pituitary gland or pituitary region. Another notable finding was that a proportion of cluster headache cases were associated with arterial dissection. Even typical cluster headaches can be caused by structural lesions and the response to typical cluster headache treatments does not exclude a secondary form. It is difficult to draw definitive conclusions from this retrospective review of case reports especially considering the size of the material. However, based on this review, I suggest that neuroimaging, preferably contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging/magnetic resonance angiography should be undertaken in patients with atypical symptomatology, late onset, abnormal examination (including Horner’s syndrome), or those resistant to the appropriate medical treatment. The decision to perform magnetic resonance imaging in cases of typical cluster headache remains a matter of medical art.
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- Bengt Edvardsson
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Faculty of Medicine, Neurology, Skane University Hospital, S-221 85, Lund, Sweden
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Urban GJ, Diamond S. Cluster Headache. Pain Manag 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-1-4377-0721-2.00048-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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A 50-year-old woman had a gradual onset of chronic headache located in the right temporal region and a burning sensation in the root of the tongue which over a year evolved into chronic cluster headache with a milder chronic headache in-between the severe cluster headache attacks. A cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed vascular compression of the trigeminal nerve root on the pain side. Neurosurgery microvascular decompression relieved the patient's chronic cluster headache, the chronic intermittent headache and the burning tongue sensation. The effect was persistent at a 1 year follow-up. Patients with atypical symptoms of cluster headache should be examined with cerebral MRI angiography of arteries and veins to exclude symptomatic causes.
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- Christer Mjåset
- Head and Neck Research Group, Research Centre, Department of Neurology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
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Mainardi F, Trucco M, Maggioni F, Palestini C, Dainese F, Zanchin G. Cluster-like headache. A comprehensive reappraisal. Cephalalgia 2010; 30:399-412. [PMID: 19735480 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2009.01993.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Among the primary headaches, cluster headache (CH) presents very particular features allowing a relatively easy diagnosis based on criteria listed in Chapter 3 of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-II). However, as in all primary headaches, possible underlying causal conditions must be excluded to rule out a secondary cluster-like headache (CLH). The observation of some cases with clinical features mimicking primary CH, but of secondary origin, led us to perform an extended review of CLH reports in the literature. We identified 156 CLH cases published from 1975 to 2008. The more frequent pathologies in association with CLH were the vascular ones (38.5%, n = 57), followed by tumours (25.7%, n = 38) and inflammatory infectious diseases (13.5%, n = 20). Eighty were excluded from further analysis, because of inadequate information. The remaining 76 were divided into two groups: those that satisfied the ICHD-II diagnostic criteria for CH, 'fulfilling' group (F), n = 38; and those with a symptomatology in disagreement with one or more ICHD-II criteria, 'not fulfilling' group (NF), n = 38. Among the aims of this study was the possible identification of clinical features leading to the suspicion of a symptomatic origin. In the differential diagnosis with CH, red flags resulted both for F and NF, older age at onset; for NF, abnormal neurological/general examination (73.6%), duration (34.2%), frequency (15.8%) and localization (10.5%) of the attacks. We stress the fact that, on first observation, 50% of CLH presented as F cases, perfectly mimicking CH. Therefore, the importance of accurate, clinical evaluation and of neuroimaging cannot be overestimated.
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- F Mainardi
- Headache Centre, Neurological Division, SS. Giovanni e Paolo Hospital, Venice, Italy.
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Sewell RA, Johnson DJ, Johnson DM, Fellows DW. Cluster headache associated with moyamoya. J Headache Pain 2008; 10:65-7. [PMID: 19009232 PMCID: PMC3451758 DOI: 10.1007/s10194-008-0081-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2008] [Accepted: 10/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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A 34-year-old man with right-sided cluster headache presented with a stroke from right-sided moyamoya. Following surgery on the right, both moyamoya and cluster headache remitted, but eighteen months later a cluster attack and symptoms of cerebral ischemia from moyamoya recurred on the left. Again, following surgery on the left, both moyamoya symptoms and cluster attacks disappeared. Cluster headache secondary to moyamoya has not previously been described.
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- R Andrew Sewell
- Department of Psychiatry, VA Connecticut Healthcare/Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, CT 06516, USA.
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- J S Harley
- Department of Neurology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK.
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We review the current state of knowledge regarding headache and brain tumors. The epidemiology of this clinically relevant area is highlighted along with general clinical features of headache disorders seen in brain tumor patients. Some rarer clinical presentations are noted, particularly in relationship to the newly described trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, as well as the relationships of headache to pituitary tumors and paroxysmal and positional headaches. Headaches as a result of brain tumor therapy are noted, as is the important area of treatment of headaches in patients with central nervous system neoplasms of a primary or secondary nature.
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- Sarah Kirby
- Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, 1278 Tower Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Y9, Canada
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Diamond S, Urban G. Cluster Headache. Pain Manag 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-7216-0334-6.50048-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Sörös P, Vo O, Gerding H, Husstedt IW, Evers S. Enucleation and development of cluster headache: a retrospective study. BMC Neurol 2005; 5:6. [PMID: 15784136 PMCID: PMC1079865 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-5-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2004] [Accepted: 03/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Cluster headache (CH) is a neurovascular, primary headache disorder. There are, however, several case reports about patients whose CH started shortly after a structural brain disease or trauma. Motivated by a patient who developed CH 3 weeks after the removal of an eye and by similar case reports, we tested the hypothesis that the removal of an eye is a risk factor for CH. Methods A detailed headache questionnaire was filled out by 112 patients on average 8 years after enucleation or evisceration of an eye. Results While 21 % of these patients experienced previously unknown headaches after the removal of an eye, no patient fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for CH. Conclusion Our data does not suggest that the removal of an eye is a major risk factor for the development of CH.
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- Peter Sörös
- Department of Neurology, Münster University Hospital, Albert-Schweizer-Strasse 33, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Department of Imaging Research, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Münster University Hospital, Albert-Schweizer-Strasse 33, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Münster University Hospital, Domagkstrasse 15, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Münster University Hospital, Albert-Schweizer-Strasse 33, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Münster University Hospital, Albert-Schweizer-Strasse 33, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Hostalot C, Carrasco A, Bilbao G, Pomposo I, Garibi YJM. [Tentorial meningiomas. Report of our series]. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2004; 15:119-27. [PMID: 15159789 DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1473(04)70490-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE The main objectives of this report are to describe the clinical and radiological features, surgical management, complications, and final outcome of patients with a tentorial meningioma. METHODS This is a retrospective study of 25 patients operated on for tentorial meningiomas at our department since december 1975 to may 2002. All the patients, except the first, were diagnosed by computed tomography; in 13 of them a magnetic resonance imaging was performed too; in 14 patients, diagnosis was completed with cerebral arteriography. The preoperative clinical condition, the interval between the first symptoms and the date of the operation, the postoperative morbidity and the recurrence are analysed. RESULTS There were 20 women and 5 men of ages ranging from 35 to 79 years (average of 54.6). Surgical removal was considered radical (Simpson I-II) in 22 patients. Of them one had a recurrence 25 years after the operation, another had three recurrences, in two years, that were reoperated, and a third one had recurrence at five years who did not require surgery. The postoperative mortality was 8%. The mean follow-up period was of 5.3 years. The final outcome was good recovery in 19 patients, moderate disability in 1 and death in 4. CONCLUSIONS Despite the advances in Neuroradiology and Microsurgery, these tumors represent a challenge for the neurosurgeon, due in some cases to a large tumor size and extension to critical areas. A removal as complete as possible allows minimizing the recurrence risk.
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- C Hostalot
- Servicio de Neurocirugia del Hospital de Cruces (Bilbao), Barakaldo (Bizkaia)
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The trigeminal autonomic cephalgias (TACs) are a group of primary headache disorders characterised by unilateral trigeminal distribution pain that occurs in association with ipsilateral cranial autonomic features. This group of headache disorders includes cluster headache, paroxysmal hemicrania and short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT syndrome). Although hemicrania continua has previously been classified amongst the TACs, its nosological status remains unclear. Despite their similarities, these disorders differ in their clinical manifestations and response to therapy, thus underpinning the importance of recognising them. We have outlined the clinical manifestations, differential diagnoses, diagnostic workup and the treatment options for each of these syndromes.
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- Manjit S Matharu
- Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
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Bigal ME, Rapoport AM, Camel M. Cluster headache as a manifestation of intracranial inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour: a case report with pathophysiological considerations. Cephalalgia 2003; 23:124-8. [PMID: 12603369 DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.2003.00508.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We report a patient with a secondary form of chronic cluster headache, caused by an intracranial presentation of inflammatory myofibroblastic pseudotumour located in the posterior fossa, with total remission of the pain after resection. The headaches were resistant to many of the usual treatments for cluster headache. The patient had two normal computed tomography scans and one normal magnetic resonance imaging of the head before the additional diagnosis of brain tumour was made. This is an unusual cause of cluster headache with intracranial mass, with an unexpected clinical presentation, a rare triggering manoeuvre, unusual pathology and successful treatment. This patient probably had the hypothalamic biological predisposition to cluster headache and, when a small mass disturbed pain-sensitive structures in the posterior fossa, it excited the trigeminovascular system via posterior fossa trigeminal and upper cervical afferents, and triggered the pathophysiological processes that resulted in a secondary form of chronic cluster headache.
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- M E Bigal
- Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and The New England Center for Headache, Stamford, CT 06902, USA
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Sörös P, Frese A, Husstedt IW, Evers S. Cluster headache after dental extraction: implications for the pathogenesis of cluster headache? Cephalalgia 2001; 21:619-22. [PMID: 11472390 DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.2001.00191.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- M H Bhaya
- Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 11203, USA
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Resolution of Chronic Cluster Headache after Resection of a Tentorial Meningioma: Case Report. Neurosurgery 1996. [DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199604000-00046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Gupta VK. Resolution of chronic cluster headache after resection of a tentorial meningioma: case report. Neurosurgery 1996; 38:849-50. [PMID: 8692412 DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199604000-00046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Taub E. Reply: Resolution of Chronic Cluster Headache after Resection of a Tentorial Meningioma: Case Report. Neurosurgery 1996. [DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199604000-00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Reply: Resolution of Chronic Cluster Headache after Resection of a Tentorial Meningioma: Case Report. Neurosurgery 1996. [DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199604000-00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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