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hemicrania

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hemicrania /hemi·cra·nia/ (-kra´ne-ah)
1. unilateral headache.
2. incomplete anencephaly.

chronic paroxysmal hemicrania  a type of one-sided headache resembling a cluster headache but occurring in paroxysms of half an hour or less, several times a day, sometimes for years.

hem·i·cra·ni·a (hm-krn-)
n.
1. See migraine.

hemicrania
[-krā′nē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, hemi + kranion, skull
1 a headache, usually migraine, that affects only one side of the head.
2 a congenital anomaly characterized by the absence of half of the skull in the fetus; incomplete anencephaly.

hemicrania [hem″e-kra´ne-ah]
1. headache on one side of the head.
2. a developmental anomaly consisting of absence of half of the cranium.

hemicrania
a developmental anomaly with absence of half of the cranium.


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The Greek word called hemicrania means half skull, and the English word megrim means severe headache.
Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania (CHP) -- Similar to cluster headache, chronic paroxysmal hemicrania (which means "sudden one-sided headache") differs in its much shorter duration (2-45 minutes) and more frequent attacks (5 or more attacks/day).
75% (3/4) of hemicrania continua (HC) patients responded to LTG.
 
 
 
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