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Numular headache: a coin-shaped cephalgia.

J A Pareja1, A B Caminero, J Serra

  • 1Department of Neurology, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Juan Carlos I University, C/Budapest 1, 28922 Madrid, Spain. japareja@fhalcorcon.es

Neurology
|June 12, 2002
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Numular headache causes chronic, localized head pain. This benign condition typically presents as mild to moderate pressure in a distinct cranial area, often on the parietal region.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Pain Medicine

Background:

  • Numular headache is characterized by distinct, coin-shaped head pain.
  • The pain is typically mild to moderate and pressure-like.
  • It is a benign condition with an often unknown etiology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the clinical characteristics of numular headache.
  • To delineate the typical presentation and location of numular headache pain.
  • To highlight its benign nature.

Main Methods:

  • Clinical case review.
  • Descriptive analysis of patient-reported symptoms.
  • Diagnostic criteria assessment.

Main Results:

  • Identified numular headache as a chronic pain condition.

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  • Characterized pain as pressure-like, localized to a 2-6 cm cranial area.
  • Noted common occurrence in the parietal region, but possible elsewhere.

    • Conclusions:

    • Numular headache is a well-defined, benign headache disorder.
    • The circumscribed, pressure-like pain is its hallmark feature.
    • Further research into its origins may be warranted.