Changes in sleep physiology in the elderly may contribute to hypnic headache.
Meliha Tan, Sibel Karaca, Başak Karakurum Göksel, Mehmet Ali Habeşoğlu 2009, 'Topiramate for the Treatment of Hypnic Headache: A Case Report, Including Polysomnography',Türk Nöroloji Dergisihttp://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-48615. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Other presenting signs included hypnic myoclonus (51.9%) and generalized seizures (40.7%).
Lindsay Swain, Gill Key, Anna Tauro, Saija Ahonen, Peixiang Wang, Cameron Ackerley,Berge A. Minassian, Clare Rusbridge 2017, 'Lafora disease in miniature Wirehaired Dachshunds', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0182024. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Indomethacin was started with the provisional diagnosis of hypnic headache.
Kanishka P. Dissanayake, Damindi P. Wanniarachchi, Udaya K. Ranawaka 2017, 'Case report of hypnic headache: a rare headache disorder with nocturnal symptoms',BMC Research Noteshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2641-6. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Our findings support the view that hypnic headache attacks arise directly from sleep, not from sleep stages.
Meliha Tan, Sibel Karaca, Başak Karakurum Göksel, Mehmet Ali Habeşoğlu 2009, 'Topiramate for the Treatment of Hypnic Headache: A Case Report, Including Polysomnography',Türk Nöroloji Dergisihttp://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-48615. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Hypnic headache should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic daily headaches, especially when nocturnal and occurs during sleep.
Kanishka P. Dissanayake, Damindi P. Wanniarachchi, Udaya K. Ranawaka 2017, 'Case report of hypnic headache: a rare headache disorder with nocturnal symptoms',BMC Research Noteshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2641-6. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)