Warning Signs Of A Mental Disorder
Health Encyclopedia: Headaches: Cluster Prognosis
- Headaches: Cluster - Prognosis
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Prognosis
The pain of cluster headaches can be intolerable. In fact, a higher-than-average rate of suicide has been reported in men with these headaches. Eventually, the attacks cease, but experts cannot predict when or how they will end.
Effects on Mental and Emotional Functioning
People with episodic cluster headaches tend to have low sexual appetites and impaired verbal memory and are more likely to suffer from anxiety. According to one study, nearly a quarter of patients with cluster headaches ...
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