Research progress of short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks

Abstract

Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks is a rare type of primary headache， which is usually accompanied by ipsilateral conjunctival congestion and （or） lacrimation and other autonomic symptoms during episodes， and generally presents a chronic course. Most patients repeatedly seek medical attention due to ineffective diagnosis and treatment， causing great suffering and severely affecting their quality of life. Currently， in clinical practice， short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks has not been sufficiently recognized. Due to its rarity， there is a lack of related research in China， hence there is an urgent need to improve clinicians'awareness and diagnostic and treatment level to reduce the rate of misdiagnosis. This article reviews the research progress in the epidemiology， pathophysiological mechanisms， clinical characteristics， diagnosis and treatment of short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks， aiming to provide a more comprehensive reference for clinicians， thereby improving the effective diagnosis and treatment rate， helping patients to get rid of pain as soon as possible， and improving the quality of life. At the same time， it also calls for researchers at home and abroad to increase their research efforts on short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks to provide more theoretical basis for clinical treatment.

Keywords

• short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks|clinical characteristics|primary headache|trigeminal nerve