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Abstract
A primary headache disorder that is similar to the CLUSTER HEADACHE with unilateral head pain, but differs by its multiple short severe attacks. It is usually seen in females, and may be responsive to non-steroidal-anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS).
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- Hemicrania, Paroxysmal
- Hemicranias, Paroxysmal
- Paroxysmal Hemicranias
- Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania
- Episodic Paroxysmal Hemicrania
- Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicranias
- Episodic Paroxysmal Hemicranias
- Hemicrania, Chronic Paroxysmal
- Hemicrania, Episodic Paroxysmal
- Hemicranias, Chronic Paroxysmal
- Hemicranias, Episodic Paroxysmal
- Paroxysmal Hemicrania, Chronic
- Paroxysmal Hemicrania, Episodic
- Paroxysmal Hemicranias, Chronic
- Paroxysmal Hemicranias, Episodic
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2006; use VASCULAR HEADACHES 2000-2005
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Paroxysmal Hemicrania. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051302. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051302
- Paroxysmal Hemicrania. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42324521