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Cervicogenic headache: the forehead sweating pattern.

T A Fredriksen1

  • 1Department of Neurology (Headache Research Laboratory), Regionsykehuset, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway.

Cephalalgia : an International Journal of Headache
|September 1, 1988
PubMed
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Forehead sweating in cervicogenic headache patients is symmetrical during attacks and after stimulation, unlike cluster headaches. This suggests distinct autonomic nervous system involvement in these headache types.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Autonomic Nervous System Research

Background:

  • Cervicogenic headache is a complex condition often associated with autonomic symptoms.
  • Understanding the autonomic involvement in cervicogenic headache is crucial for differential diagnosis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate and compare forehead sweating patterns in patients with cervicogenic headache versus cluster headache.
  • To determine the role of autonomic dysfunction in cervicogenic headache.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Evaporimeter to measure forehead sweat evaporation in 11 cervicogenic headache patients.
  • Subjects were tested during spontaneous attacks, heating experiments, exercise, and pilocarpine stimulation.

Main Results:

  • Forehead sweat evaporation was symmetrical during spontaneous cervicogenic headache attacks.

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  • Symmetrical evaporation persisted after heating, exercise, and pilocarpine stimulation.
  • These findings contrast sharply with known patterns in cluster headache.

    • Conclusions:

    • Cervicogenic headache and cluster headache exhibit fundamentally different autonomic nervous system involvement.
    • Forehead sweating patterns can aid in differentiating these two headache disorders.