“Klingon headache” - a case report of mimic new daily persistent headache associated to primary essential cutis verticis gyrata
V. 170 N. 2 (2019), Case report
V. 170 N. 2 (2019)

“Klingon headache” - a case report of mimic new daily persistent headache associated to primary essential cutis verticis gyrata: doi: 10.7417/CT.2019.2112

Case report
Pubblicato 2019-03-10
F. Di Stani
Pain Center “Enzo Borzomati”, University Hospital of Rome “Policlinico Umberto I”, Rome
L. Di Lorenzo
Rehabilitation Unit, Movement Disorders Treatment C., Neuroscience Department, “RUMMO” Hospital, Benevento
V. Calistri
Neuroradiology Section, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
A.G. Ruggeri
Pain Center “Enzo Borzomati”, University Hospital of Rome “Policlinico Umberto I”, Rome
F. Araimo
Pain Center “Enzo Borzomati”, University Hospital of Rome “Policlinico Umberto I”, Rome
S. Brauneis
Pain Center “Enzo Borzomati”, University Hospital of Rome “Policlinico Umberto I”, Rome
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Parole chiave

New daily persistent headache
Cutis verticis gyrata
Trigeminal nucleus caudalis

Abstract

Background
Primary essential cutis verticis gyrata is a condition that usually affects healthy subjects associated to convoluted folds and furrows formed from thickened skin of the scalp resembling cerebriform pattern.

Case
We describe a case of association between primary essential cutis verticis gyrata and new daily persistent headache.

Discussion/Conclusion
In our knowledge this is the first description of new daily persistent headache associated with primary essential cutis verticis gyrata. We think that primary essential cutis verticis gyrata could be considered as a possible trigger factor, never described before, for the development of new daily persistent headache

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