Current Understanding of the Chronobiology of Cluster Headache and the Role of Sleep in Its Management
Open Access
- 1 January 2021
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Nature and Science of Sleep
- Vol. 13, 153-162
- https://doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S278088
Abstract
Cluster headache is uniquely rhythmic in its occurrence both diurnally and annually. This has implications for the clinical approach to the patient but also for our understanding of the role of central structures in its pathological basis. Many intrinsic and extrinsic factors seem to influence CH rhythmicity, including genetics. The proclivity for attacks to occur at night and the possible association with particular sleep phenomena, including sleep apnea, have motivated a number of studies which has improved our understanding but many questions remain unanswered. The sleep-headache interaction seems to be bidirectional and possibly both direct and indirect. The latter could involve more disperse networks of homeostatic regulation, which may better encompass recent observations. Treatment of the headache patient with concurrent sleep problems can be particularly challenging, especially considering side-effects and interactions of commonly used medications. While current treatment guidelines do not incorporate chronotherapeutic thinking, some evidence may suggest that application of such principles on an individual level may be beneficial.This publication has 109 references indexed in Scilit:
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