Hemicrania continua for the headache. When the symptoms of hemicrania continua are present, it's considered "diagnostic" if they respond completely to indomethacin. The efficacy of indomethacin may not be long term for all patients, as can eventually become ineffective. The factor that allows hemicrania continua and its exacerbations to be differentiated from migraine and cluster headache is that hemicrania continua is completely responsive to indomethacin. Triptans and other abortive medications do not affect hemicrania continua. In addition to persistent daily headache of HC, which is usually mild to moderate (and frequently severe), HC can present other symptoms. These additional symptoms of HC
Lycosa Lycosa Lycosa is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Often (incorrectly) called the "true tarantula", "Lycosa" spp. can be distinguished from common wolf spiders by their relatively large size. This genus includes the European "Lycosa tarantula", which was once associated with tarantism, a dubious affliction whose symptoms included shaking, cold sweats, and a high fever, asserted to be curable only by the traditional tarantella dance. No scientific substantiation of that myth is known; the venom of "Lycosa" spiders is generally not harmful. As of 2013, more than 200 species in this genus have been described.