A Case of Resistant SUNCT that Gave Response to Steroid Treatment

• Main Authors: Hakan Levent Gül, Ömer Karadaş
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2014-03-01
• Series: Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
• Subjects: the prevalence is possibly higher than known. It is of importance to recognize these uncommon disorder; since its management differs from common primary headaches. Until today; it was reported to be treated with different types of drugs. We here reported a 30 years old male patient with normal neurological examination; blood examination and neuroimaging. Our patient gave no response to indomethacin; headache; SUNCT; steroid; treatment
• Online Access: http://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-60320
• ISSN: 1301-062X; 1309-2545

Conjunctival injection and tearing with unilateral short lasting neuralgiform headache syndrome is called as SUNCT. Even though these headaches are reported seldomly, the prevalence is possibly higher than known. It is of importance to recognize these uncommon disorder, since its management differs from common primary headaches. Until today, it was reported to be treated with different types of drugs. We here reported a 30 years old male patient with normal neurological examination, blood examination and neuroimaging. Our patient gave no response to indomethacin, gabapentine and carbamazepine treatments. This case is an example of SUNCT case treated with steroid