The Rare Primary Stabbing Headache: A Case Report

The primary stabbing headache is a syndrome characterized by ultrashort attacks confined to the head, exclusively or predominantly felt in the in the distribution of the first division of trigeminal nerve. The indomethacin is the drug of first choice for treatment due to headache is good response. I...

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Main Authors: Arzu Çoban, Mustafa Ertaş
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2012-03-01
Series:Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-42650
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description The primary stabbing headache is a syndrome characterized by ultrashort attacks confined to the head, exclusively or predominantly felt in the in the distribution of the first division of trigeminal nerve. The indomethacin is the drug of first choice for treatment due to headache is good response. In this article, a 25 year old woman was presented that fulfilling the criteria of typical primary stabbing headache due to clinical features and indomethacin good responsive headache. The primary stabbing headache is not uncommon. However, most people have attacks of low frequency and short-term, so they seldom visit the doctor. Because of good response to treatment in clinical practice is very important to know the primary stabbing headache. The response to treatment was satisfactory with the correct diagnosis
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spelling doaj.art-a5ca0237f2d244eba32e66ebf90adf622023-02-15T16:11:08ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Nöroloji Dergisi1301-062X1309-25452012-03-011813032The Rare Primary Stabbing Headache: A Case ReportArzu Çoban0Mustafa Ertaş1Balıkesir University Medical Faculty, Department Of Neurology, Balıkesir, TurkeyAnadolu Medical Center, Department Of Neurology, Kocaeli, TurkeyThe primary stabbing headache is a syndrome characterized by ultrashort attacks confined to the head, exclusively or predominantly felt in the in the distribution of the first division of trigeminal nerve. The indomethacin is the drug of first choice for treatment due to headache is good response. In this article, a 25 year old woman was presented that fulfilling the criteria of typical primary stabbing headache due to clinical features and indomethacin good responsive headache. The primary stabbing headache is not uncommon. However, most people have attacks of low frequency and short-term, so they seldom visit the doctor. Because of good response to treatment in clinical practice is very important to know the primary stabbing headache. The response to treatment was satisfactory with the correct diagnosishttp://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-42650Primary stabbing headacheindomethacintreatment
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The Rare Primary Stabbing Headache: A Case Report
Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
Primary stabbing headache
indomethacin
treatment
title The Rare Primary Stabbing Headache: A Case Report
title_full The Rare Primary Stabbing Headache: A Case Report
title_fullStr The Rare Primary Stabbing Headache: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed The Rare Primary Stabbing Headache: A Case Report
title_short The Rare Primary Stabbing Headache: A Case Report
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topic Primary stabbing headache
indomethacin
treatment
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