Idiopathic stabbing headache and experimental ice cream headache (short-lived headaches)H Macit Selekler
Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
Eur Neurol 51:6-9. 2004
..g. in the oropharynx. Either widespread or restricted irritation of trigeminal pathways causes either ISH or ice cream headache, in which intermittent deficits in central pain control mechanisms seem to be playing the key role...
- [Episodic paroxysmal hemicrania with seasonal waxing and waning pattern]
Hamit Macit Selekler
Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Headache Section, Kocaeli, Turkey
Agri 22:37-40. 2010
..A seasonal type of episodic form, which is limited to three cases in the literature, has also been reported. In this article, a case who remained episodic for 40 years with seasonal waxing and waning attack variations is reported...
- [The headache triggered with ingestion of hot and soft fizzy drinks: similarity with ice cream headache]
Hamit Macit Selekler
Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Kocaeli, Turkey
Agri 17:26-8. 2005
..We think that various factors play role in this neuro-vascular interaction. Accepting the ice cream headache as a prototype of this neuro-vascular interaction could provide path to new concepts...
- [The relationship of stabbing headaches with migraine attacks]
Hamit Macit Selekler
Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Kocaeli, Turkey
Agri 17:45-8. 2005
..We thought that stabs probably occur during a period in which central pain control mechanisms are weakened...
- Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with severe lacrimation and mild conjunctival injection
H M Selekler
Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Deparment of Neurology, Derince 41900, Kocaeli, Turkey
Cephalalgia 25:317-20. 2005
- [Trigeminal autonomic cephalgias: diagnosis, therapy, atypical forms and pathophysiology]
Macit Selekler
Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Deparment of Neurology, Izmit, Turkey
Agri 16:17-27. 2004
..So far, case reports from various countries helped us realize the existence of secondary forms of these syndromes and the necessity of imaging techniques, especially for recently described autonomic cephalgias...
- Questionning aggravation of the headache during migraine attacks
H M Selekler
University of Kocaeli, Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology, Derince 41900, Kocaeli, Turkey
Eur J Med Res 9:279-81. 2004
..We think that aggravation of the headache due to head movements or bending down during migraine attacks seems more sensitive than walking stairs or lifting a heavy object to migraine patients...
- Prevalence and clinical characteristics of an experimental model of 'ice-cream headache' in migraine and episodic tension-type headache patients
H M Selekler
Department of Neurology, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey
Cephalalgia 24:293-7. 2004
..Considering all the results, it seems that 'cold-stimulus headache' is not only more frequent in migraine patients, but also its location and quality differ from 'tension-type headache'...
- [Occipital neuralgia with visual obscurations: a case report]
Hamit Macit Selekler
Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey
Agri 22:131-3. 2010
..In this article, we present a case whose occipital neuralgiform paroxysms spread to the ipsilateral eye with simultaneous visual obscuration; the mechanisms of propagation and visual obscuration are discussed...
- A non-traumatic interhemispheric subdural haematoma: presented with headache as the sole complaint
Murat Alemdar
Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kocaeli, Derince 41900, Kocaeli, Turkey
J Headache Pain 6:48-50. 2005
..Cranial imaging studies should be done in such cases...
- Single-dose intravenous tramadol for acute migraine pain in adults: a single-blind, prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial
Murat Alemdar
Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Kocaeli University Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey
Clin Ther 29:1441-7. 2007
..Tramadol, an atypical opioid, is a narcotic analgesic used for pain management. A search of the current literature found no studies examining the efficacy of intravenous tramadol on migraine pain...
- [Temporal characteristics of migraine-type headache]
Murat Alemdar
Department of Neurology, Sakarya Yenikent State Hospital, Adapazari Sakarya, Turkey
Agri 21:168-74. 2009
..In this study, we aimed to reveal the temporal characteristics of headache and to search whether or not these characteristics differ in patient subgroups in migraineurs admitted to a tertiary health center...
