Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania

CPH is a primary headache that is more common in women and is characterized by the following symptoms:
 * At least 20 attacks of severe pain with a frequency of 5 attacks per day (or less) located unilaterally in orbit, supraorbital or temporal and lasting 2-30 min.
 * Along with the headache at least one of the following appears:
 * Ipsilateral conjunctival injections, lacrimation or both.
 * Ipsilateral nasal congestion, rhinorrhea or both
 * Ipsilateral swelling of the eyelid.
 * Ipsilateral sweating on the forehead and face.
 * Ipsilateral miosis, ptosis or both.

Indomethacin, is usually the drug of choice, usually 75-150 mg / day in multiple doses. Při nesnášenlivosti Indomethacin intolerance is kyselina acetylsalicylic acid or verapamil for prophylaxis.

CPH may resolve spontaneously or persist throughout life.

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