7 Interesting Facts of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that affects organs and tissues outside the lung parenchyma Common sites of infection include lymph nodes, pleura, pericardium, central nervous system, bones and joints, and abdominal organs Symptoms can be constitutional such as fever, malaise, anorexia, and weight loss and/or specific to site …
Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania, which is also known as Sjaastad syndrome, shares many characteristics of its more common analogue, cluster headache, but has several important differences. Similar to cluster headache, chronic paroxysmal hemicrania is a severe, episodic, unilateral headache that affects the periorbital and retroorbital regions. In contrast to cluster headache, which occurs …
What is Charlin Syndrome? Interesting Facts of Charlin Syndrome Comparison of Cluster Headache and Charlin Syndrome Comparison Factors Cluster Headache Charlin Syndrome Ocular and retroorbital location Yes Yes Unilateral Yes Yes Rapid onset to peak Yes Yes Severe intensity Yes Yes Attacks occur in paroxysms Yes Yes Duration of attacks short Yes Yes Pain free …
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Sudden Unilateral Neuralgiform Conjunctival Injection Tearing Headache Sudden unilateral neuralgiform conjunctival injection tearing (SUNCT) headache is an uncommon primary headache disorder that is one of a group of three headache syndromes known as the trigeminal autonomic cephalgias. Whether SUNCT headache is in fact a distinct headache entity or simply a constellation of symptoms that occurs …
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Nummular Headache Nummular headache is an uncommon chronic headache syndrome characterized by constant localized pain with superimposed paroxysms of stabbing jabs and jolts of mild to moderate intensity that occur in a coin-shaped localized area of the scalp. Most commonly located in the parietal region, the pain of nummular headache is unilateral and localized to …
Headache Associated With Temporal Arteritis As the name suggests, headache associated with temporal arteritis is located primarily in the temples, with secondary pain often located in the frontal and occipital regions. A disease of the sixth decade and beyond, temporal arteritis affects whites almost exclusively, and there is a 3:1 female gender predominance. Temporal arteritis …
Post Dural Puncture Headache When the dura is intentionally or accidentally punctured, the potential for headache exists. The clinical presentation of post–dural puncture headache is classic and makes the diagnosis straightforward if considering this diagnostic category of headache. The diagnosis may be obscured if the clinician is unaware that dural puncture may have occurred or …