SynthesisCurrent pain and headache reports2013
Role of trigeminal microvascular decompression in the treatment of SUNCT and SUNA.
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- Cluster headache: crosspoint between otologists and neurologists-treatment of the sphenopalatine ganglion and systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2019Pooled it
- Beyond coincidence: a case series on the clinical course of coinciding cluster headache and short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks.Pain reports · 2025Article
- SUNCT/SUNA in Pediatric Age: A Review of Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Options.Brain sciences · 2021Review
- The Promising Effect of Nerve Decompression in Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias: Report of Case Series.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Trigeminal neurovascular contact in SUNCT and SUNA: a cross-sectional magnetic resonance study.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2020Article
- A rare case of short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing with progression to neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Article
- Secondary Short-Lasting Unilateral Neuralgiform Headache with Conjunctival Injection and Tearing: A New Case and a Literature Review.Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) · 2018Review
- The temporal evolution of a facial pain syndrome associated with neurovascular contact: a case report.The journal of headache and pain · 2015Article
- The neuralgias: diagnosis and management.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2014Review
- Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias: beyond the conventional treatments.Current pain and headache reports · 2014Review
- [Update on trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia].Der Nervenarzt · 2013Review
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Abstract
Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) and short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with cranial autonomic symptoms (SUNA) are primary headache disorders. Evidence suggests that SUNCT/SUNA have similar pathophysiology to the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias and involves the trigeminal autonomic reflex. This review provides an overview of microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve and other surgical therapeutic options for SUNCT/SUNA. We have undertaken a mini-meta-analysis of available case reports and case series with the aim of providing recommendations for the use of such therapies in SUNCT/SUNA. There is some evidence supporting microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve in selected patients who have medically refractory SUNCT/SUNA and a demonstrable ipsilateral aberrant vessel on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We also consider what further investigations could be undertaken to assess the role of surgical interventions in the treatment of these often debilitating conditions.
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