Abstract
BackgroundSymptomatic cluster-like headache has been described with some ophthalmological disorders such as glaucoma, orbital myositis, posterior scleritis, enucleation, herpes zoster ophthalmicus, and cataract surgery.Case reportWe 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.DiscussionThe 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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | e19-e21 |
| Journal | Clinical Journal of Pain |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- cataract surgery
- cluster headache
- secondary headache