Post-traumatic short-lasting unilateral headache with cranial autonomic symptoms (SUNA)

Authors: Jacob, S¹; Saha, AR²; Rajabally, YA

Source: Cephalalgia, Volume 28, Number 9, September 2008 , pp. 991-993(3)

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Abstract:

Jacob S, Saha AR & Rajabally YA. Post-traumatic short lasting unilateral headache with cranial autonomic symptoms (SUNA). Cephalalgia 2008. London. ISSN 0333-1024

Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) syndrome is a rare headache syndrome classified among the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias. It is usually idiopathic, although infrequent secondary forms have been described. Recently the term short-lasting unilateral headache with cranial autonomic symptoms (SUNA) has been defined by the International Headache Society (ICHD-2) as similar to SUNCT with less prominent or absent conjunctival injection and lacrimation. We report two patients with paroxysmal orbito-fronto-temporal pains, phenotypically suggesting SUNA, occurring after traumatic head injury.

Keywords: Carbamazepine; gabapentin; head injury; post-traumatic; SUNCT; trigeminal neuralgia

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01622.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Neurology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, and 2: Department of Neurology, The Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK

Publication date: 2008-09-01