| SUNCT syndrome successfully treated by gamma knife radiosurgery: Case report. | |
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PMID: 21478230 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Background: The SUNCT syndrome (short-unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing) can be very disabling for affected patients and is often refractory to medical management. We report the first case of SUNCT with a successful response to stereotactic radiosurgery without any adverse effect. Case: After failing optimal medical treatment, a 82-year old male patient suffering from SUNCT syndrome was treated with Gamma knife radiosurgery. The trigeminal nerve and sphenopalatine ganglion were targeted with a maximum dose of 80 Gy each. The patient had complete pain cessation 2 weeks after the treatment, and remains pain-free with no medication at the latest follow-up 39 months after radiosurgery. He did not have any side effect from the procedure. Conclusion: Gamma knife radiosurgery is an option for medically refractory SUNCT patients. |
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Khaled Effendi; Samir Jarjoura; David Mathieu |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-4-8 |
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Title: Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache Volume: - ISSN: 1468-2982 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-4-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8200710 Medline TA: Cephalalgia Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Canada. |
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