Posted by drummer (209.105.134.171) on January 02, 19100 at 10:15:58:
In Reply to: I like chronic paroxsysmal hemocrania--it sounds worse than headache nt posted by John R on January 02, 19100 at 08:35:33:
While I agree that "chronic paroxysmal hemicrania" or (CPH) sounds better than the word "headache"; it is a "subgroup" of Cluster Headache. Below I have copy/pasted an explanation of (CPH) from the "Medical Info" link from the side-bar of this website:
(Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania is subgroup of the chronic form of cluster headache, is highly responsive to indomethacin. It is characterized by 15 or more focal attacks of head pain daily, each lasting for about 15 minutes. Mathew (1981) identified a transitional group of patients with the chronic form of cluster headache, who had attacks of headache of sudden onset, lasting 20 minutes, and occurring five times daily; four such patients were treated with indomethacin at 150 mg daily, with a crossover period to placebo, and clearly benefited. Similarly, Kudrow et al (1987) described six indomethacin-responsive patients with a cyclic form of paroxysmal hemicrania.)
Hope this helps. :-)