Case 230 · ICHD-3 3.4.2

3.4.2 Hemicrania continua, unremitting subtype

Origin

Synthetic

Language

English — also available in German

Contributed by

Imported case — HeadAI synthetic vignettes (de Andrade JBC, da Silva Costa TB, Vasconcelos JL, Lopes TLM, Balsells MD, Cristofolini VL, Querobin SO, Filho FMR. Validation of an AI-based platform for structured diagnosis of headache disorders using ICHD-3 criteria. BMC Neurology 25, 489 (2025). doi:10.1186/s12883-025-04473-1. Dataset: Andrade J. Head.AI Platform. Mendeley Data, V2 (2025). doi:10.17632/4fms6cw2s5.2)

Anamnesis

A 50-year-old female presents with constant, moderate, unilateral right-sided headache persisting for more than 6 months, accompanied by daily exacerbations. During these exacerbations, she experiences cranial autonomic symptoms. The headache completely resolves with indomethacin. Cranial MRI shows no abnormalities.

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