Two more secondary headaches mimicking chronic paroxysmal hemicrania. Is this the exception or the rule?

• Published in: Headache Vol. 36; no. 8; p. 511
• Main Authors: Gatzonis, S, Mitsikostas, D D, Ilias, A, Zournas, C H, Papageorgiou, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01-09-1996
• Subjects: Adenoma - complications; Adult; Chronic Disease; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Headache - classification; Headache - diagnosis; Headache - etiology; Humans; Jaw Cysts - complications; Male; Maxillary Diseases - complications; Pituitary Neoplasms - complications
• ISSN: 0017-8748
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.1996.3608511.x

Two patients with headaches meeting the criteria of chronic paroxysmal hemicrania, as defined by the International Headache Society classification, are presented. Further investigations revealed a parasellar pituitary microadenoma in the first patient and a maxillary cyst in the second. Surgical removal of the lesions resulted in complete relief from headaches. The clinical features of this rare syndrome are discussed and suggest that a more detailed laboratory study and clinical follow-up is necessary in patients with chronic paroxysmal hemicrania.