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Raeder's syndrome en · NOUN

Etymology

Named after Johan Georg Raeder (1889–1959), Norwegian ophthalmologist.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A syndrome of headaches, characterized by one to three short daily attacks of pain around the eyes, occurring for a month or two, followed by a pain-free period of about a year before resuming; a cluster headache.
    • Benign Raeder's syndrome is probably a manifestation of carotid artery disease. 2005, Roger A. Barker, The A-Z of Neurological Practice: A Guide to Clinical Neurology, →ISBN:
    • Raeder's syndrome occurs overwhelmingly in men, usually in those in their forties. 1997, Neuro-ophthalmology: Clinical Signs and Symptoms, →ISBN, page 76:
    • Recognition that periarterial inflammation can cause Raeder's syndrome should alert the clinician to the need for relevant imaging studies. 2013, Don Gilden, Neuroinfections, →ISBN, page 115: