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Cluster Headaches A Sign Of
- Headaches: Cluster - Prognosis
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- Cluster Headaches
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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, as people age, the attacks cease, but doctors cannot predict when or how they will end.
Effects on Mental and Emotional Functioning
Anxiety and depression are common among people with cluster headaches, which can affect functioning and quality of life.
Auras and Medical Risks
About 14% of patients with cluster headaches have...
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Is there anything I can do to prevent a cluster headache? Anything to...
Full Question: Is there anything I can do to prevent a cluster headache? Is there anything I can do to relieve the pain while it is... Read more »
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Oxygen Therapy Can Ease Cluster Headaches
Debilitating cluster headaches--often called "suicide headaches" by sufferers--can be eased by giving patients oxygen through a mask at the first... Read more »
Diagnosis of Cluster Headaches
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Cluster Headache
The diagnosis of cluster headaches is considered to be strictly by the patient's clinical presentation. The description of autonomic responses... Read more »
Headaches: Cluster: Treatment
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Managing Cluster HeadachesManagement of cluster headaches focuses on:Acute therapy for stopping an attack while it is happeningPreventive therapy for... Read more »
Introduction to Cluster Headaches
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Cluster Headache
Headaches are classified as either primary or secondary. Primary headaches are those that are not caused by any disease or other medical condition.... Read more »
Headaches: Cluster: Surgery
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Preventive MedicationsCalcium-Channel BlockersCalcium-channel blockers, commonly used to treat high blood pressure and heart disease, are important... Read more »
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