Indomethacin is unique in its use in the diagnosis and treatment of hemicrania continua and paroxysmal hemicrania.

This case report shows anatomoclinical evidence of the involvement of brainstem structures on the pathophysiology of hemicrania continua.

The last tooth of the under-jaw is also liable to produce a similar hemicrania, when it begins to decay.

By definition, it is completely efficacious in the treatment of the primary headache disorders paroxysmal hemicrania and hemicrania continua.

No trial was made in cases of angio paralytic hemicrania, since in this affection the drug would be physiologically contraindicated.

The differences in profile of effect of indomethacin may be fundamental to its ability to treat paroxysmal hemicrania and hemicrania continua.

Hemicrania has its origin in the brain, because of the presence of toxic materials, and specially their transformation into gaseous substances.

Hemicrania).-Migraineis a peculiar form of severe paroxysms of unilateral (one side) headache often associated with disorders of sight.