SUNCT syndrome

Also known as: Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing

Brief unilateral stabbing attacks with prominent autonomic features.

Medical specialty: Neurology
Subspecialty: Neurology / Headache medicine
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected, more common; Female: affected; Children: rare
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Trigeminal-autonomic activation; posterior fossa lesions in some.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (4)

brief attacks of 1–600 secondsconjunctival injectionfrequent attackstearing

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