Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with cranial autonomic symptoms (SUNA) secondary to epidermoid cyst in the right cerebellopontine angle successfully treated with surgery
2011
SUNA Headache Treated with Surgery
Sample size: 1
publication
Evidence: low
Author Information
Author(s): Jiménez Caballero Pedro Enrique, Portilla Cuenca Juan Carlos, Casado Naranjo Ignacio
Primary Institution: Department of Neurology, San Pedro de Alcántara Hospital, Cáceres, Spain
Hypothesis
Can surgical resection of an epidermoid cyst alleviate symptoms of SUNA?
Conclusion
The patient's SUNA symptoms disappeared after the surgical removal of the epidermoid cyst.
Supporting Evidence
- The patient had paroxysmal orbito-temporal pains suggestive of SUNA.
- Neuroimaging revealed an epidermoid cyst at the right cerebellopontine angle.
- SUNA episodes disappeared within a week after surgery.
Takeaway
A woman had a rare headache that went away after doctors removed a cyst in her brain.
Methodology
The patient underwent brain MRI and a total resection of the lesion by retrosigmoid craniectomy.
Limitations
The study is based on a single case report, limiting generalizability.
Participant Demographics
The patient was a 36-year-old woman.
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