RESEARCH ARTICLE
Remission of Hypnic Headache Associated with Idiopathic Cyclic Edema with the Use of Aminaphtone
José Maria Pereira de Godoy*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2010Volume: 4
First Page: 90
Last Page: 91
Publisher ID: TONEUJ-4-90
DOI: 10.2174/1874205X01004010090
Article History:
Electronic publication date: 6/9/2010Collection year: 2010

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Abstract
Headache is one of the chief complaints among patients visiting primary care physicians. The aim of the current study is to report on a case of daily intermittent headaches in a patient with idiopathic cyclic edema. Over three years the patient suffered from headaches that started and improved at specific times. They began at about 5 to 6 o’clock in the morning and spontaneously disappeared 3 to 4 hours after getting up and thus were directly associated to sleep. The patient complained of generalized edema and had weight differences of about two kilograms between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. A hypothesis of idiopathic cyclic edema was reached and the patient was prescribed aminaphtone which cured the headaches within two days after initiating treatment.