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What is paroxysmal hemicrania?
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A rare form of headache characterised by a severe unilateral headache focussed around the eye
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How long do attacks of paroxysmal hemicrania last?
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Less than 30 minutes
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How is paroxysmal hemicrania treated?
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It can be completely treated with indomethacin
Neurology
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Decks in class (37)
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Intracranial Haemorrhage26
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Motor Neuron Disease25
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Multiple Sclerosis26
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Misc24
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Stroke33
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Myasthenia Gravis14
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Epilepsy43
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Bulbar palsy7
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Bell's Palsy9
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Parkinson's24
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Meningitis17
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Huntington's Disease7
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Spinal compression and Cauda equina5
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Peripheral neuropathies21
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Guillain Barre Syndrome8
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Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus10
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Encephalitis9
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Acoustic Neuroma10
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Trigeminal Neuralgia3
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Wernicke's encephalopathy7
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Horner's syndrome4
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Neuro178
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Giant Cell Arteritis12
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Cerebellar syndrome7
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Brain abscess4
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Headaches3
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Neurofibromatosis11
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Muscular dystrophies14
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Narcolepsy7
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Herpes simplex encephalitis5
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Shingles12
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Migraine10
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Raised ICP9
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Benign essential tremor7
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Brain metastases7
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Brain tumours12
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Dementia1
