Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania.

J C MacMillan¹, H Nukada

¹Department of Neurology, Dunedin Hospital.

The New Zealand Medical Journal

|May 24, 1989

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania, a type of headache, may be linked to platelet count. In one case, headaches resolved as platelet levels normalized, suggesting a potential connection to explore.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Confirmation that Xq27 and Xq28 are susceptibility loci for migraine in independent pedigrees and a case-control cohort.

Neurogenetics·2012

Same author

Help for the chemically dependent physician: a treatment program and its outcomes.

Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien·2011

Same author

Association study of calcitonin gene-related polypeptide-alpha (CALCA) gene polymorphism with migraine.

Brain research·2011

Same author

Association of a Notch 3 gene polymorphism with migraine susceptibility.

Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache·2010

Same author

Treatment of chemically dependent physicians.

Canadian Medical Association journal·2010

Same author

A population genomics overview of the neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) gene and its relationship to migraine susceptibility.

Cellular and molecular biology (Noisy-le-Grand, France)·2005

Same journal

Reed diffusers: a potential cause of poisoning in young children in New Zealand.

The New Zealand medical journal·2026

Same journal

Stuffy nights: elevated bedroom carbon dioxide concentrations indicate inadequate ventilation in Wellington homes.

The New Zealand medical journal·2026

Same journal

Cautionary tale of how sodium polystyrene sulfonate caused gut necrosis: a case report.

The New Zealand medical journal·2026

Same journal

Emergency lateral canthotomy and cantholysis for acute globe subluxation.

The New Zealand medical journal·2026

Same journal

Liberation of an incarcerated tibialis posterior tendon following a posterior malleolar ankle fracture: a case report.

The New Zealand medical journal·2026

Same journal

Implementing a cultural safety training plan across medical colleges in Aotearoa New Zealand-looking back, and looking forward.

The New Zealand medical journal·2026

See all related articles

Area of Science:

Neurology
Hematology

Background:

Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania is characterized by severe, unilateral headaches, frequently affecting women.
Indomethacin is the established treatment, providing relief for this headache disorder.

Observation:

Two patients with chronic paroxysmal hemicrania were studied.
One patient presented with essential thrombocythemia, a condition involving elevated platelet counts.

Findings:

The patient's chronic paroxysmal hemicrania symptoms significantly improved as their platelet count normalized.
This observation suggests a potential link between platelet function and the headaches experienced.

Implications:

Further research into platelet function in chronic paroxysmal hemicrania is warranted.

Related Experiment Videos

Exploring platelet parameters could offer new diagnostic or therapeutic avenues for this condition.