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Cluster headache after orbital exenteration.

J B Bond1, R E Wesley

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.

Annals of Ophthalmology
|November 1, 1987
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Cluster headaches can cause referred orbital pain after orbital exenteration. Propranolol effectively treated a patient's symptoms, suggesting the pain originates outside the orbit.

Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Neurology
  • Headache Medicine

Background:

  • Orbital exenteration and ethmoidectomy are surgical procedures for invasive facial cancers.
  • Post-surgical complications can include chronic pain syndromes.
  • Cluster headaches are a primary headache disorder characterized by severe unilateral pain.

Observation:

  • A 56-year-old woman experienced recurrent orbital pain, nasal stuffiness, and ear swelling post-surgery.
  • Symptoms persisted despite extensive evaluation and treatment for sinusitis.
  • Neurological consultation led to a diagnosis of cluster headaches.

Findings:

  • Treatment with propranolol, a beta-blocker, resulted in complete symptom resolution.
  • This case, the second documented instance, links cluster headaches to prior orbital surgery.

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  • Orbital pain in this context is considered referred or "phantom" pain.

    • Implications:

    • This suggests that cluster headache etiology is independent of the orbit, even with referred pain.
    • Ophthalmologists and neurologists should consider referred pain in patients with post-orbital surgery headaches.
    • Further research may elucidate the mechanisms of referred pain in cluster headache patients.