Successful treatment of hypnic headache with topiramate: a case report

Headache. 2006 Jul-Aug;46(7):1205-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00514_2.x.

Abstract

Hypnic headache is a rare cause of benign headache in the elderly. This is a clinical report of a 67-year-old housewife, suffering from hypnic headache, in which topiramate yielded a successful prophylactic effect at 100 mg/day.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Fructose / analogs & derivatives*
  • Fructose / therapeutic use
  • Headache Disorders, Primary / drug therapy*
  • Headache Disorders, Primary / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Topiramate
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Topiramate
  • Fructose