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Can Nerve Block Injections Make Cluster Headaches Worse?
- Headaches: Cluster - Managing Cluster Headaches
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- Cluster Headaches
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Diagnosis
Many patients report a delay of 1 - 6 years in the diagnosis of their cluster headaches. Migraine-like symptoms (light and sound sensitivity, aura, nausea, vomiting) are major reasons for the frequent misdiagnosis by primary care doctors. In some cases, patients are inappropriately treated for other types of headaches or health conditions (including having sinus surgery).
Medical and Personal History
Cluster headache is diagnosed by medical history, including the pattern of recurrent...
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Treatment Options for Cluster Headaches
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Cluster Headache
Goals of Treatment for Cluster HeadachesThe goals of treatment for cluster headache include: Control of pain in acute attacks Prevention of... Read more »
Blocking trigger points may ease cluster headaches
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Headaches: Cluster: Resources
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
SurgeryIn rare cases, surgical intervention may be considered for patients with chronic cluster headaches that do not respond to other treatments.... Read more »
Cluster Headaches
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
A type of headache that predominantly affects middle-aged men. It includes episodes of severe, one-sided pain around the eye that occurs daily for... Read more »
Nerve stimulation eases cluster headaches in new study
Two recent studies have found that stimulation of the occipital nerve may help relieve the severe pain of cluster headaches. Researchers say the... Read more »
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