Cluster Headaches
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Cluster headaches, occur in cyclical patterns or clusters, are one of the most painful types of headache. A cluster headache commonly awakens you in the middle of the night with intense pain in or around one eye on one side of your head. Bouts of frequent attacks, known as cluster periods, can last from weeks to months, usually followed by remission periods when the headaches stop. During remission, no headaches occur for months and sometimes even years. Fortunately, cluster headache is rare and not life-threatening. Treatments can make cluster headache attacks shorter and less severe. In addition, medications can reduce the number of cluster headaches.
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This video explains cluster headaches, a painful type of headache that occurs in cyclical patterns or clusters. It describes attacks that commonly wake a person at night with intense pain in or around one eye on one side of the head, and periods of frequent attacks followed by remission.
Key points
- Explains cluster headaches as attacks occurring in cyclical patterns or clusters
- Describes intense pain in or around one eye on one side of the head, often waking the person at night
- Covers cluster periods lasting weeks to months, followed by remission periods
- Notes that cluster headache is rare and not life-threatening, and that treatments can shorten attacks and reduce their number
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This video presents “Cluster Headaches” — Cluster headaches, occur in cyclical patterns or clusters, are one of the most painful types of headache. A cluster headache commonly awakens you in the middle of the night with intense pain in or around one eye on one side of your. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.
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