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Hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) has been reported in older women, but reports in men are rare. We present a novel case of migraine headache in a gentleman with Klinefelter’s syndrome and HFI, along with a discussion of possible pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying both the headache and the HFI.
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Ramchandren, S., Liebeskind, D.S. Headache in a patient with Klinefelter’s syndrome and hyperostosis frontalis interna. J Headache Pain 8, 342–344 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-007-0426-3
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