SUNCT syndrome
MONDO:0018927Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names SUNCT syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
SUNCT syndrome (Short-lasting Unilateral Neuralgiform headache attacks with Conjunctival injection and Tearing) is a primary headache disorder characterized by unilateral trigeminal pain that occurs in association with ipsilateral cranial autonomic symptoms (conjunctival injection and tearing).
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018927), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
23 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Conjunctival hyperemiaHPOHP:0030953
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- EpiphoraHPOHP:0009926
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Episodic painHPOHP:0032148
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- AgitationHPOHP:0000713
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Episodic hyperhidrosisHPOHP:0001069
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- FlushingHPOHP:0031284
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HyperhidrosisHPOHP:0000975
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Increased tear productionHPOHP:0031731
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- MigraineHPOHP:0002076
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- PtosisHPOHP:0000508
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- RestlessnessHPOHP:0000711
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- RhinorrheaHPOHP:0031417
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
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- Trigeminal neuralgiaHPOHP:0100661
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Ear painHPOHP:0030766
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Facial edemaHPOHP:0000282
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Facial erythemaHPOHP:0001041
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Jaw painHPOHP:0040264
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- MiosisHPOHP:0000616
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: SUNCT syndrome
- Also called
- short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearingshort-lasting, unilateral, neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearingSUNCT headache