Hemicrania Continua – What Is It?
I have mentioned Hemicrania Continua a few times in my blogs assuming that you are familiar with this condition.
Hemicrania Continua is a headache characterised by constant pain on one side of the head (and always on the same side), of moderate severity, with episodes of aggravation. Hemicrania responds to the medication known as Indomethacin.
Hemicrania Continua is included (along with Cluster headache, Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania, and SUNCT) in the third primary group of headache classified by the International headache Society.
As with all of the headache and migraine types, Hemicrania Continua is based on a set of signs and symptoms with no indication as to the cause.
Cheers
Dean
Consultant Headache and Migraine Physiotherapist; Adjunct Lecturer, Masters Program, School of Physiotherapy, University of South Australia; PhD Candidate, Murdoch University, Western Australia
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References:
(Peres MFP, Siow HC, Rozen TD. Hemicrania continua with aura. Cephalalgia 2002;22:246-248)
