Diagnosis and Treatment for Headache Manifesting Autonomic Symptoms

Autonomic facio-cephalalgia is a rare disease which presents many autonomic symptoms. Because of its many atypical symptoms, an accurate diagnosis is very difficult. During a pain paroxysm, an 18-year-old woman complained of conjunctival injection, lacrimination, upper palpebral redness and right hand weakness. The operation was performed under diagnosis of chronic dacryocystitis, and muscle biopsy was made for weakness. If diagnosed earlier, they would not be necessary.

片頭痛

結膜充血

群発頭痛

autonomic ficio-cephalalgia