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Health Encyclopedia: Headaches: Cluster Causes

Causes

Cluster headaches, like migraines, are likely due to an interaction of abnormalities in the blood vessels and nerves that affect regions in the face.

Abnormalities in the Hypothalamus

Evidence strongly suggests that abnormalities in the hypothalamus, a complex structure located deep in the brain, may play a major role in cluster headaches. Advanced imaging techniques have shown that a specific area in the hypothalamus is asymmetrical in these patients and is activated during a cluster headac...

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Health Guide

Headaches: Cluster: Introduction

Most people are familiar with headaches, the all too common affliction marked by throbbing, piercing, or vise-like pain around much or a part of the head. There are many different kinds... Read more »

Headaches: Tension: Causes

CausesThere does not appear to be a single cause of chronic tension-type headache. Many factors are likely involved.Muscle Contractions and TendernessOne of the most popular theories on the cause of... Read more »

Headaches: Tension: Risk Factors

Tension-type headaches are the most common headaches. According to one study, nearly 40% of Americans have at least one episode of tension headaches during the course of a year. Some... Read more »

Headaches: Tension: Resources

www.headaches.org -- National Headache Foundationwww.achenet.org -- American Council for Headache Educationwww.americanheadachesociety.org -- American Headache Societywww.aan.com -- American... Read more »

Headaches: Cluster: Resources

www.i-h-s.org -- International Headache Societywww.headaches.org -- National Headache Foundationwww.americanheadachesociety.org -- American Headache Societywww.achenet.org -- American... Read more »

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