SUNCT syndrome: The materialization of a headache syndrome
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SUNCT syndrome: The materialization of a headache syndrome
Shortlasting, unilateral, neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) syndrome is a rare headache, described by our group in 1989. This overview presents our early studies of SUNCT pathogenesis. Due to the conspicuous ictal, ocular phenomena, ie, conjunctival injection and tearing, our studies started out with ocular parameters: intraocular pressure and corneal...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Ophthalmology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1177-5483
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s3542