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Cluster headache after cataract surgery.
- Source :
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The Clinical journal of pain [Clin J Pain] 2013 Nov; Vol. 29 (11), pp. e19-21. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Background: Symptomatic cluster-like headache has been described with some ophthalmological disorders such as glaucoma, orbital myositis, posterior scleritis, enucleation, herpes zoster ophthalmicus, and cataract surgery.<br />Case Report: We report a new case of a 79-year-old nonsmoker woman who developed cluster-like symptoms 2 days after a cataract surgery and review the 2 previously reported cases.<br />Discussion: The surgical technique of cataract removal involves corneal incision, which can trigger the trigeminal-autonomic reflex, a pathophysiological mechanism potentially implicated in idiopathic cluster headache. Differential diagnosis in these cases includes surgical and anesthetic complications.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1536-5409
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Clinical journal of pain
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23486235
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0b013e31828b10e9