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hemicrania continua

Medical Definition

A unilateral headache of moderate intensity with exacerbations of severe pain, not attributed to another disorder, that continuously persists for more than three months, and presents with ipsilateral autonomic symptoms during exacerbations.

Wikipedia Summary

Hemicrania continua (HC) is a persistent unilateral headache that responds to indomethacin. It is usually unremitting, but rare cases of remission have been documented...
Related Codes (2)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
G44.04Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania
G44.51Hemicrania continua

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