ArticlePain reports2025
Beyond coincidence: a case series on the clinical course of coinciding cluster headache and short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks.
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- Comorbidities and Clinical Overlap of Cluster Headache with Other Primary Headache Disorders: A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Advanced biomaterials and virtual reality for interventions in rare episodic cluster headache mimicking SUNCT syndrome: emerging directions in precision pain management.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Limited research has been conducted on co-occurring cluster headache and short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks (SUNHA). Objectives: This case series aims to explore whether the observed overlap of cluster headache and SUNHA reflects a coincidental co-occurrence or suggests a shared underlying mechanism while also providing insights to improve diagnosis and management of these patients. Methods: A retrospective case series of 10 patients with a diagnosis of both cluster headache and SUNHA. Results: Two patients exhibited simultaneous onset of cluster headache and SUNHA ( Conclusion: This study constitutes the most extensive description to date of individuals diagnosed with both cluster headache and SUNHA. The observed co-occurrence of these headache types could suggest a pathophysiological relationship between the 2, which might be explained by a bidirectional interaction between posterior hypothalamic function and trigeminal root demyelination. The role of a trigeminal neurovascular conflict seems likely in this context, with dedicated magnetic resonance imaging being the optimal method for its identification. The potential role of microvascular decompression as a treatment in cluster-SUNHA cases where such a conflict is identified warrants further investigation.
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