The Hypnic Headache Syndrome
Author:
- Neil H. RaskinNRNeil H. Raskin
- 1 September 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
- Vol. 28 (8) , 534-536
Abstract
SYNOPSIS Six patients, all but one, men, between the ages of 65 and 77 years, were regularly awakened from sleep at a consistent time of night, sometimes during a dream, by a diffuse headache that persisted for 30 to 60 minutes and was often associated with nausea, without autonomic symptoms. In all cases, headache ceased or was substantially attenuated by a bedtime dose of 300 to 600 mg of lithium. The disorder persisted for one and a half to three years in three of the patients; the others continue to require lithium. It is proposed that this syndrome may be caused by perturbation of a biological clock.Keywords
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