Feature
- Periorbital or ocular27 pain (see Figure 2). ...
- Unilateral pain. ...
- Excruciating severity. ...
- Pain is non-specific and may vary between bouts: either throbbing or boring, burning, stabbing, piercing. ...
- Accompanied by at least one of these ipsilateral autonomic phenomena/signs:
Description
The pain is excruciatingly severe. It is located mainly around the orbital and temporal regions, although any part of the head can be affected. The headache usually lasts 45–90 min, but can range from 15 min to 3 h. It has an abrupt onset and cessation, and attacks are accompanied by cranial autonomic symptoms.