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
Affliction (1997 film) Driver", "American Gigolo" and "Light Sleeper"), Schrader has stated that the ending of "Affliction" was what made it different from them: "One of the differences between things that I have written and Russell's book is that I tend to end my pieces on a kind of grace note, and this one has none. I like some sense of moral grace. But "Affliction" is pretty bleak at the end." He also added, "I view the film as a collaboration between myself and Russell Banks." Nick Nolte was Schrader's first choice for the role of Wade Whitehouse. Schrader told Charlie Rose that