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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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Expert & Community Posts

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Health Guide

Orgasm May Decrease Migraine and Headache Pain

...First For some people, sexual activity can cause headaches and trigger Migraine attacks called coital cephalgia (headache), exertional headache, or exertionally-triggered Migraine. Such headaches... Read more »

Migraine Issues: What is migraine?

Migraine headache is a neurological disease affecting approximately 28 million Americans (National Headache Foundation). Migraine is three times more common in women than in men, and children and... 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: 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: 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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Medications

Cafergot Oral Uses and How to Use

...is used to treat or prevent a certain type of headache (vascular headaches such as migraine... Read more »

Ergomar SL Uses and How to Use

...is used to treat or prevent a certain type of headache (vascular headaches such as migraine... Read more »

MIDRIN Oral Uses and How to Use

...medication is used to relieve tension and migraine headaches. Acetaminophen helps to decrease... Read more »

Fioricet Oral Uses and How to Use

...combination medication is used to treat tension headaches. Acetaminophen helps to decrease... Read more »

Fiorinal Oral Uses and How to Use

...This combination medication is used to treat tension headaches. Aspirin helps to decrease the... Read more »

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