HEADACHE WITH NEUROLOGICAL DEFICITS AND CSF LYMPHOCYTOSIS

Course overview

HEADACHE WITH NEUROLOGICAL DEFICITS AND CSF LYMPHOCYTOSIS (HANDL SYNDROME) IS A MIGRAINE-LIKE HEADACHE ASSOCIATED WITH APHASIA, SENSORY, AND MOTOR DEFICIT. IT IS A RARE SELF-LIMITING DISEASE WITH SINGLE TO MULTIPLE EPISODES. ALTHOUGH PATIENTS ARE USUALLY SYMPTOMLESS BETWEEN THE EPISODES, THE NEUROLOGIC DEFICITS CAN LAST UP TO 7 WEEKS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF HANDLE SYNDROME AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.