Differential diagnosis short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks and trigeminal neuralgia

Abstract

The article presents diagnostic criteria, comparative characteristics of short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks, including short-term unilateral neuralgic headaches with conjunctival injection and lacrimation (SUNCT) and short-term unilateral neuralgic headaches with cranial autonomic symptoms (SUNA), differential diagnosis with trigeminal neuralgia.

Keywords

• short-term unilateral neuralgic headaches with conjunctival injection and lacrimation (sunct)
• short-term unilateral neuralgic headaches with cranial autonomic symptoms (suna)
• trigeminal neuralgia
• differential diagnosis
• treatment