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== Overview == | |||
Examination findings in cluster headache are usually autonomic related; suggesting parasympathetic hyperactivity and sympathetic impairment. Exam findings may include ptosis, lacrimation, conjuctival injection, miosis, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, neck stiffness and photophobia.<br /> | |||
== Examination == | |||
*[[Horner's syndrome]]:<ref>{{cite web | author=Graff JM, Lee AG | title=Horner's Syndrome (due to Cluster Headache): 46 y.o. man presenting with headache and ptosis. | url=http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/cases/case22.htm | work=Ophthalmology Grand Rounds | date=February 21, 2005 |publisher=The University of Iowa | accessdate=2006-09-22}}</ref> | |||
*[[Ptosis (eyelid)|Ptosis]] (drooping eyelids) | |||
*Conjunctival injection (which results in red, watery eyes) | |||
*[[Lacrimation]] (tearing) | |||
*[[Miosis]] (constricted pupil) | |||
*Eyelid [[edema]] | |||
*[[Nasal congestion]] | |||
*[[Rhinorrhea]] (runny nose) | |||
*[[Sweating]] on the affected side of the face. | |||
*Neck stiffness | |||
*[[Photophobia]] | |||
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==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Examination findings in cluster headache are usually autonomic related; suggesting parasympathetic hyperactivity and sympathetic impairment. Exam findings may include ptosis, lacrimation, conjuctival injection, miosis, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, neck stiffness and photophobia.
Examination
- Horner's syndrome:[1]
- Ptosis (drooping eyelids)
- Conjunctival injection (which results in red, watery eyes)
- Lacrimation (tearing)
- Miosis (constricted pupil)
- Eyelid edema
- Nasal congestion
- Rhinorrhea (runny nose)
- Sweating on the affected side of the face.
- Neck stiffness
- Photophobia
References
- ↑ Graff JM, Lee AG (February 21, 2005). "Horner's Syndrome (due to Cluster Headache): 46 y.o. man presenting with headache and ptosis". Ophthalmology Grand Rounds. The University of Iowa. Retrieved 2006-09-22.