Primary headache syndromes in the elderly: epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment.

Although secondary headaches due to e.g. temporal arteritis or a brain tumor are common among the elderly, primary headache disorders also occur in this age group, albeit less frequently than in younger individuals.

Cluster-tic syndrome: a cross-sectional study of cluster headache patients.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and nature of trigeminal neuralgia in a large group of cluster headache patients.

Background: Cluster-tic syndrome is a rare headache syndrome in which trigeminal neuralgia and cluster headache co-occur. The existence of cluster-tic syndrome as a separate entity is questioned, and figures on prevalence of simultaneous existence of cluster headache and trigeminal neuralgia are not available.

Stepwise web-based questionnaires for diagnosing cluster headache: LUCA and QATCH.

Background: Cluster headache (CH) is a primary headache disorder that is diagnosed based on the patient's history. For large-scale epidemiologic and genetic studies, a web-based, preferably short, questionnaire can be a feasible alternative to replace time-consuming clinical interviews.

Methods: Self-reported CH patients were enrolled via our research website.

[Aura-related symptoms associated with cluster headache: outcomes of a LUCA substudy].

Objective: To describe the prevalence of aura in a Dutch cluster headache (CH) population.

Design: Cross-sectional, epidemiological study.

Method: As part of a large-scale study into headaches conducted in Leiden (the Netherlands), patients experiencing headaches were identified by means of questionnaires on a headache website.