Aspirin Prophylaxis in Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania

Abstract

A nine year old child with chronic paroxysmal hemicrania (CPH) was treated successfully using small dose aspirin prophylaxis at the California Medical Clinic for Headache, Encino, and the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA.

Keywords

• chronic paroxysmal hemicrania
• conjunctival injection
• acetaminophen or phenobarbital