Short-lasting, unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing syndrome treated successfully with transsphenoidal resection of a growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma

Matthew A Adamo; Doniel Drazin; A John Popp

doi:10.3171/JNS/2008/109/7/0123

Short-lasting, unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing syndrome treated successfully with transsphenoidal resection of a growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma

J Neurosurg. 2008 Jul;109(1):123-5. doi: 10.3171/JNS/2008/109/7/0123.

Authors

Matthew A Adamo¹, Doniel Drazin, A John Popp

Affiliation

¹ Division of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York 12208, USA. adamom@mail.amc.edu

PMID: 18590441
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/109/7/0123

Abstract

Short-lasting, unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) syndrome was first described in 1978 as one of the trigeminal autonomic cephalgias. In this paper the authors present a patient with a growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma who experienced resolution of SUNCT syndrome after transsphenoidal tumor resection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenoma / complications
Adenoma / pathology
Adenoma / surgery*
Adult
Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma / complications
Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma / pathology
Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma / surgery*
Humans
Male
SUNCT Syndrome / etiology
SUNCT Syndrome / pathology
SUNCT Syndrome / surgery*