Nummular and Side-locked Headaches for the Otolaryngologist

Sheng Zhou; Ido Badash; Joni K Doherty

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2022.02.008

Nummular and Side-locked Headaches for the Otolaryngologist

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2022 Jun;55(3):697-706. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2022.02.008. Epub 2022 Apr 27.

Authors

Sheng Zhou¹, Ido Badash², Joni K Doherty³

Affiliations

¹ LAC+USC Medical Center Otolaryngology Department, 1200 North State Street, Suite A2E, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. Electronic address: sheng.Zhou@med.usc.edu.
² LAC+USC Medical Center Otolaryngology Department, 1200 North State Street, Suite A2E, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
³ USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 1450 San Pablo Street #5100, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.

PMID: 35490038
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2022.02.008

Abstract

Side-locked headaches are a common symptom having a wide-ranging differential. Unchanging in laterality, these headaches can represent neuralgias, trigeminal autonomic cephalgias, ophthalmologic disorders, otolaryngologic and craniofacial disorders, vascular disorders, and malignancy. In rarer situations, they have presented secondary to neurosurgical or dermatologic considerations. Loss of cranial nerves and visual changes warrant additional evaluation.

Keywords: Headaches; Hemifacial pain; Nummular; Side-locked.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Headache* / diagnosis
Headache* / etiology
Humans
Otolaryngologists*