Lateralization in cluster headache: a Nordic multicenter study

Eva Laudon Meyer, Katarina Laurell, Ville Artto, Lars Bendtsen, Mattias Linde, Mikko Kallela, Erling Tronvik, John-Anker Zwart, Rikke M Jensen, Knut Hagen, Eva Laudon Meyer, Katarina Laurell, Ville Artto, Lars Bendtsen, Mattias Linde, Mikko Kallela, Erling Tronvik, John-Anker Zwart, Rikke M Jensen, Knut Hagen

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    Abstract

    A slight predominance of cluster pain on the right side has been reported in several studies. The aim of this large retrospective Nordic multicenter study was to estimate the prevalence of right- and left-sided pain in cluster headache (CH) patients with side-locked pain, the prevalence of side shifts in episodic and chronic CH patients, and the occurrence of cranial autonomic symptoms related to pain side. Among 383 cluster patients, 55 (14%) had experienced pain side shift. Of the remaining 328 individuals without side shift, there was no significant difference between the occurrence of right-sided and left-sided pain (54 vs. 46%). The prevalence of side shift was similar for episodic and chronic CH and the occurrence of cranial autonomic symptoms was not influenced by the pain side. In conclusion, previous reports of a side difference in location of cluster pain could not be confirmed in this large Nordic sample.
    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TidsskriftJournal of Headache and Pain
    Vol/bind10
    Udgave nummer4
    Sider (fra-til)259-63
    Antal sider4
    ISSN1129-2369
    DOI
    StatusUdgivet - 2009

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