SUNCT syndrome in a child : A rare cause of paroxysmal headache

SUNCT (short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tear-­ing) syndrome is a rare type of headache, first described in 1978 by Sjaastad. The syndrome is characterized by mild-to-severe burning, stabbing or electrical orbital/periorbital headache accompanied by autonomic signs. Increased intraocular pressure and eyelid edema occur on the symptomatic side in the course of headache attacks. Two to 40 pain attacks, each lasting for 2 to 60 minutes, may occur daily. Most SUNCT cases have been observed in men at a mean age of 50 years. In this report, we describe a rare case of a 10­year-old child who was diagnosed with this syndrome