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Hemicrania continua
Hurts on only one side of the head and pain never shifts sides
Daily and consistent, with no pain-free periods
Moderate intensity, interspersed with brief instances of severe pain ...
Hemicrania Continua
Hemicrania continua is a rare form of chronic headache. Such headaches occur on one side of the face, mostly in women.
Hemicranias
A hemicrania is a type of migraine that only affects one side of the brain.
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Hemicrania, migraine, brow-ague' and sick headache are various terms employed to describe what by some is considered to be another form of neuralgia.
Hemicrania Continua. Hemicrania continua occurs mostly in women. The patient generally experiences continuous low-level headache always on one side of the face.
Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania and episodic paroxysmal hemicrania are variants of cluster headaches. Both forms closely resemble cluster headaches except for a few distinctive features, particularly their response to different treatment options.
Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania (Sjaastad syndrome) is differentiated by longer (5 to 8 min) attacks of pain and its dramatic response to indomethacin Some Trade Names
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It is sometimes difficult for doctors to rule out another type of headache called paroxysmal hemicrania. This is a rare condition of unknown cause which causes one-sided headaches similar to cluster headaches.
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Acephalic migraine of childhood (migraine sine hemicrania): This condition is characterized by a migraine aura (usually visual) without headache. Females are more likely than males to have this type of migraine.
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Migraine is a type of moderate to severe headache that occurs in episodic attacks and which is typically affects one side of the head (hemicrania).
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