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Cluster Headache

Health Encyclopedia: Cluster Headaches

Alternative Names

Histamine headache; Headache - histamine; Migrainous neuralgia; Headache - cluster


Prevention

If prone to cluster headache, stop smoking. Alcohol use and any foods that are associated with cluster headache may need to be avoided. Medications may prevent cluster headaches in some cases.


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Expert & Community Posts

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Zomig Nasal Spray Found Effective for Cluster Headaches
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...Nasal Spray to be effective for rapid treatment of cluster headaches. In a double-blind trial,... Read more »

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Cluster Headaches - the Basics
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

......eye," and as "suicide headaches." The age of onset of cluster headaches is most often between... Read more »

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Extensive Cluster Headache Survey - Participants Needed!
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...in-depth and on-line survey is being conducted of U.S. cluster headache sufferers with the... Read more »

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Cluster Headaches -- What are they really like?
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...detest having a Migraine, ever since I learned about cluster headaches, I've felt that if I must... Read more »

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High Dose Verapamil Problematic in Cluster Headache Treatment
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

......readings.  Read High Dose Verapamil Problematic in Cluster Headache Treatment Read more »

Health Guide

Zomig Nasal Spray Found Effective for Cluster Headaches
...Academy of Neurology, reports Zomig (zolmitriptan) Nasal Spray to be effective for rapid treatment of cluster headaches. “This is a significant finding and the main endpoint of our study.... Read more »
Cluster Headaches
......were thought to be so predominantly found in men. Several terms have previously been used to refer to cluster headaches: ciliary neuralgia, erythro-melalgia of the head, erythroprosopalgia of... Read more »
High Dose Verapamil Problematic in Cluster Headache Treatment
......a calcium channel blocker frequently used for Migraine and headache prevention – increasingly for cluster headache, was recently studied in high doses for cluster headache prevention.   ... Read more »
Cluster headaches
......histamine; Migrainous neuralgia; Headache - cluster Causes, incidence, and risk factors Cluster headaches are a fairly common form of chronic, recurrent headache. Unlike... Read more »
Needle-Free Sumatriptan Injection for Migraines and Cluster Headaches
In 1992, Migraine treatment changed when the first triptan was introduced to the marked. It was the Imitrex StatDose for subcutaneous injection. This year, Migraine treatment changed again when ... Read more »

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Cause of Cluster Headaches

Learn the role that the trigeminal nerve plays in causing cluster headaches in this diagram... Read more »

Medications

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...(vascular headaches such as migraine headaches and cluster headaches). Ergotamine helps... Read more »

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...(vascular headaches such as migraine headaches and cluster headaches). Ergotamine helps... Read more »

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Sumatriptan is used to treat migraines and cluster headaches. It helps to relieve pain and... Read more »

Related News

Blocking trigger points may ease cluster headaches
February 03, 2009

A new study has found people who have cluster headaches may suffer from excessive sensitivity and that using a local anesthetic to block certain... Read summary »

Seasonal changes can trigger cluster headaches
October 03, 2008

One doctor who specializes in headaches says cluster headaches are sometimes mistaken for sinus problems. Just as sinus headaches tend to happen at... Read summary »

Studies: Zomig effective against cluster headaches
September 11, 2008

Researchers have found that Zomig (zolmitriptan) nasal spray appears to give fast, effective relief to people who suffer from cluster headaches. In... Read summary »

Migraine nasal spray Zomig could relieve cluster headaches
October 02, 2008

Zomig, a drug used to treat migraine headaches, may also provide relief for people who suffer from painful cluster headaches. Cluster headaches cause... Read summary »

Nerve stimulation eases cluster headaches in new study
October 02, 2008

Two recent studies have found that stimulation of the occipital nerve may help relieve the severe pain of cluster headaches. Researchers say the... Read summary »