Etymology

Raeder's syndrome

Today it means: A syndrome of headaches, characterized by one to three short daily attacks of pain around the eyes, occurring for a month or two, followed by a pain-free period of about a year before resuming; a cluster headache. Full definition →

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Named after Johan Georg Raeder (1889–1959), Norwegian ophthalmologist.

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