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- Title
Unilateral or 'side-locked' migrainous headache with autonomic symptoms linked to night guard use.
- Authors
Strahlendorf J; Schiffer R; Strahlendorf H
- Abstract
Night guards are commonly prescribed as a palliative measure for bruxism, temporomandibular joint symptoms, and associated disorders. We describe a patient with a 10- to 12-year history of night guard use with concurrent unilateral side-locked migrainous headaches with autonomic symptoms characteristic of trigeminal autonomic cephalgia. These headaches were refractory to numerous pharmacological interventions. Upon self-initiated cessation of night guard use, there was complete remission of headaches. We believe the headaches were initiated by night guard-initiated irritation of the trigeminal nerve and a trigeminal autonomic reflex resulting in unilateral migrainous headache with autonomic signs.
- Publication
Headache: The Journal of Head & Face Pain, 2008, Vol 48, Issue 10, p1537
- ISSN
0017-8748
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1526-4610.2008.01235.x