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Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic?
Öz
Headache is among the most frequently encountered symptoms in clinical practice. Occipital neuralgia is characterized by sudden, sharp, electric shock-like pains in the distribution area of the occipital nerve. In this report, we present a 54-year-old female patient who developed occipital neuralgia-like symptoms shortly after the initiation of metformin treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus. The symptoms resolved following the discontinuation of the drug. This case is discussed in light of the literature to highlight a potentially rare headache pattern triggered by metformin.
This case describes an unusual form of headache possibly associated with metformin therapy. It underscores the importance of considering uncommon side effects of commonly prescribed medications, such as metformin in differential diagnoses.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Klinik Tıp Bilimleri (Diğer)
Bölüm
Olgu Sunumu
Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Nisan 2025
Gönderilme Tarihi
22 Mart 2025
Kabul Tarihi
25 Mart 2025
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2025 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1
APA
Kaygisiz, S., & Gul, T. (2025). Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic? ODÜ Tıp Dergisi, 12(1), 14-18. https://doi.org/10.56941/odutip.1663213
AMA
1.Kaygisiz S, Gul T. Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic? ODU Tıp Derg. 2025;12(1):14-18. doi:10.56941/odutip.1663213
Chicago
Kaygisiz, Sukran, ve Tuba Gul. 2025. “Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic?”. ODÜ Tıp Dergisi 12 (1): 14-18. https://doi.org/10.56941/odutip.1663213.
EndNote
Kaygisiz S, Gul T (01 Nisan 2025) Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic? ODÜ Tıp Dergisi 12 1 14–18.
IEEE
[1]S. Kaygisiz ve T. Gul, “Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic?”, ODU Tıp Derg, c. 12, sy 1, ss. 14–18, Nis. 2025, doi: 10.56941/odutip.1663213.
ISNAD
Kaygisiz, Sukran - Gul, Tuba. “Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic?”. ODÜ Tıp Dergisi 12/1 (01 Nisan 2025): 14-18. https://doi.org/10.56941/odutip.1663213.
JAMA
1.Kaygisiz S, Gul T. Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic? ODU Tıp Derg. 2025;12:14–18.
MLA
Kaygisiz, Sukran, ve Tuba Gul. “Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic?”. ODÜ Tıp Dergisi, c. 12, sy 1, Nisan 2025, ss. 14-18, doi:10.56941/odutip.1663213.
Vancouver
1.Sukran Kaygisiz, Tuba Gul. Sleep-Related Headache Following Metformin Use: Hypnic or Toxic? ODU Tıp Derg. 01 Nisan 2025;12(1):14-8. doi:10.56941/odutip.1663213