| Headaches and pineal cyst: a (more than) coincidental relationship? | |
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PMID: 15447706 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Pineal cysts are common findings in neuroimaging studies. The cysts are more frequent in women in their third decade of life. Pineal cysts can be symptomatic, headache is the most common symptom. The pineal gland has important physiological implications in humans, but little is known about the impact of pineal cysts in human physiology. We report 5 headache patients with pineal cyst, 4 women, 1 man, mean age 37.6, mean cyst diameter 10.1 mm. Two patients had migraine without aura, 1 migraine with aura, 1 chronic migraine, and 1 hemicrania continua. Three patients had strictly unilateral headaches. We hypothesize pineal cysts may be not incidental in headache patients, inducing an abnormal melatonin secretion. |
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Authors:
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Mario F P Peres; Eliova Zukerman; Pedro P Porto; Reynaldo A Brandt |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Letter |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Headache Volume: 44 ISSN: 0017-8748 ISO Abbreviation: Headache Publication Date: 2004 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-09-27 Completed Date: 2005-01-27 Revised Date: 2009-02-02 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985091R Medline TA: Headache Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 929-30 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adolescent Adult Brain Neoplasms / complications* Child Cysts / complications* Female Headache / etiology* Humans Male Middle Aged Pineal Gland* |
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