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Primary trochlear headache. A periorbital pain with a specific diagnosis and treatment
P Sánchez Ruiz1, C Martín Villaescusa2, A Duat Rodríguez1
1Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Infantil Niño Jesús, Madrid, España.
Abstract:
Primary trochlear headache is a little-known cause of periorbital headache described in adults. It can involve very disabling pain. In addition, it can be associated with other types of headaches, making them even more difficult to identify. To diagnose this pathology, it is necessary that the examination of the trochlea be incorporated into the usual clinical practice of the patient with headache, which will allow the establishment of an adequate treatment. The case is presented of an adolescent patient with a diagnosis of migraine, who was admitted with a disabling headache secondary to a primary trochlear headache.
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