Cluster Attack

Jürgens (2010) Ten years of chronic cluster–attacks still cluster Commentary–Ten years of chronic cluster – attacks still cluster Tim Jürgens is a post-doc working for Arne May at the Department of Systems Neuroscience, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany—and by “post-doc”, I am using academic slang to mean someone who is in the first few…Read More…

AAN Scientific Abstracts (click to see) The American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting! For fifty years, the largest international meeting of neurologists on the planet. The place to go to hobnob with colleagues, try out new toys, and hear about cutting edge research in every facet of neurology. The 2010 meeting took place in Toronto…Read More…

Benemei S, Appendino G, and Geppetti P (2010) “Pleasant natural scent with unpleasant effects: Cluster headache-like attacks triggered by Umbelularia californica”. Cephalalgia, Feb 1, 2010 (click author to see paper) AUTHORS’ ABSTRACT: Umbellularia californica, a shrub or tree indigenous to southwestern Oregon and northern California, is commonly known as headache tree, probably because it is…Read More…

Mampreso E, Maggioni F, Viaro F, Disco C & Zanchin G (2009) “Efficacy of oxygen inhalation in sumatriptan refractory ‘high altitude’ cluster headache attacks” J Headache & Pain 10:465-467 (Click author to see paper) AUTHORS’ ABSTRACT:  We describe the case of a 40-year-old woman, affected by episodic cluster headache, who presented with a cluster headache…Read More…

MS Robbins, S Tarshish, S Solomon & BM Grosberg (2009) “Cluster Attacks Responsive to Recreational Cannabis and Dronabinol” Headache 49(6): 914-916 (click author to see paper) AUTHORS’ ABSTRACT: Pharmacological preparations of cannabinoid compounds have a variety of therapeutic uses in medicine, including different pain syndromes, but have not been previously reported as beneficial for cluster…Read More…

MS Robbins, S Tarshish, U Napchan & BM Grosberg (2009) “Atypical Cluster Headache Secondary to Giant Meningioma”. Headache, Jul; 49(7):1052-3 (click author to see paper) CASE REPORT: A 37-year-old previously healthy man presented with an 8-year history of side-locked attacks of excruciatingly severe, squeezing left peri-orbital pain. The attacks were associated with ipsilateral lacrimation and…Read More…