Raeder's syndrome

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounRaeder's syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA 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.

    Benign Raeder's syndrome is probably a manifestation of carotid artery disease.

    2005, Roger A. Barker, The A-Z of Neurological Practice: A Guide to Clinical Neurology, →ISBN
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    Raeder's syndrome occurs overwhelmingly in men, usually in those in their forties.

    1997, Neuro-ophthalmology: Clinical Signs and Symptoms, →ISBN, page 76

    Recognition that periarterial inflammation can cause Raeder's syndrome should alert the clinician to the need for relevant imaging studies.

    2013, Don Gilden, Neuroinfections, →ISBN, page 115

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cluster headache

Origin

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

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