Cluster headache

Cluster headache: Introduction

Cluster headache: Headache that occurs periodically, with active periods interrupted by spontaneous remissions. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Cluster headache is available below.

Symptoms of Cluster headache

• Headache
• Excruciating headache - usually over one eye and on the forehead.
• One-sided headache
• Pain around one eye and shooting to the top of the head
• Eye pain - cluster headaches may begin as pain around an eye
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 35 symptoms of Cluster headache

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Cluster headache:

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Cluster headache: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Cluster headache:

• Blindness
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Cluster headache

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Cluster headache?

• Misdiagnosis of Cluster headache
• Failure to diagnose Cluster headache
• Hidden causes of Cluster headache (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Cluster headache

Cluster headache: Medical Mistakes

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• more mistakes...»

Cluster headache: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Cluster headache:

• Pain
• Arthritis & Pain
• Injury & Recovery
• Sleeping & Insomnia
• more product offers...»

Cluster headache: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
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  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
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  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Cluster headache

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Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return. A variety of symptoms can occur in post-concussion syndrome...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical...read more »

Pituitary conditions often undiagnosed cause of symptoms: There are a variety of symptoms that can be caused by a pituitary disorder (see symptoms of pituitary disorders). For...read more »

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Cluster headache: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Pain Specialists:
  • Pain Medicine
  • Rheumatology (Arthritis / Joint Pain)
• Arthritis & Joint Health Specialists (Rheumatology):
  • Rheumatology (Joint Health)
  • Pediatric Rheumatology (Child Joint Health)
• more specialists...»

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Cluster headache: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Cluster headache

• Unknown
• more causes...»

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More information about causes of Cluster headache:

• Underlying causes of Cluster headache
• Cluster headache as a symptom

Treatments for Cluster headache

• Medications
• Sumatriptan
• Dihydroergotamine (injected) - a form of ergotamine tartrate
• Methysergide
• Corticosteroids - pills or injections
• more treatments...»

See full list of 9 treatments for Cluster headache

Latest Treatments for Cluster headache

• Radiofrequency trigeminal gangliolysis
• Ergotamine
• Sumatriptan
• Oxygen
• Imitrex
• more treatments...»

See full list of 10 latest treatments for Cluster headache

News Archives for Cluster headache

Medical news articles related to Cluster headache include:

• Cluster Headache Treatment Poses Cardiac Dangers
• Severe Nightmares May Warn of Suicidal Symptoms
• Worries About Weight Are Tied to Teen Suicide Tries
• Death Certificates Incomplete for Suicide Victims
• Family Ties May Help Prevent Teen Suicide
• Early Psychiatric Issues May Predict Suicide in Boys
• Exploring Genetic Link Between Migraines, Cardiovascular Trouble
• Belly Fat May Make Migraines More Likely
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Cluster headache

Medical research articles related to Cluster headache include:

• What is the evidence for verapamil for prevention of cluster headache?
• Diagnosis and management of headache in adults
• Normobaric and hyperbaric oxygen therapy for migraine and cluster headache
• For a woman with a history of cluster headaches, is combined hormonal contraception contraindicated?
• What evidence if there for using Zomig nasal spray, every day for cluster headache?
• Cluster headache
• more research...»

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Patient Surveys for Cluster headache

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Prognosis for Cluster headache

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Reseach about Cluster headache

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Clinical Trials for Cluster headache

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Cluster headache include:

• Sumatritpan 4 mg Statdose in the Acute Treatment of Cluster Headache - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Sumatriptan 4mg Statdose injection
• Study Of Sumatriptan Succinate Injection Kit In Patients With Migraine or Cluster Headache In Japan - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Sumatriptan Succinate
• Prophylactic Treatment of Episodic Cluster Headache - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - candesartan cilexetil (angiotensin II receptor blocker)
• A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Examining the Use of Topiramate in the Treatment of Cluster Headache - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Topiramate
• An Open Label, Double Blind Study Using Consecutive Intravenous Depacon With Oral Depakote ER for the Treatment of Cluster Headaches. - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Depacon IV and Depakote ER
• more trials...»

See full list of 9 Clinical Trials for Cluster headache

Prevention of Cluster headache

Prevention information for Cluster headache has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Cluster headache.

• Propranolol
• Methysergide
• Valproic acid
• Verapamil
• Lithium carbonate
• more preventions...»

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Statistics for Cluster headache

• Medical statistics for Cluster headache
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Cluster headache
• Death and Mortality statistics for Cluster headache
• Society statistics for Cluster headache

Cluster headache: Broader Related Topics

• Headache
• Head Conditions
• more types...»

Types of Cluster headache

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Definitions of Cluster headache:

A syndrome characterized by daily episodes of intense periorbital pain that recur over a period of 6-12 weeks that may be followed by a period of remission of months to years. The pain is non-throbbing, has a duration of 30-60 minutes and tends to occur at night or at regular intervals during the day. Unilateral rhinorrhea, conjunctival injection, lacrimation, facial flushing, and miosis frequently accompany the headaches, which primarily affect young adult males. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p181) - (Source - Diseases Database)

A painful recurring headache associated with the release of histamine from cells - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Cluster headache as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet