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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

Pain In Back Of Head And Eye Pain

Health Encyclopedia: Headaches: Cluster Cluster Headaches

Cluster Headaches


Cluster headaches are among the most painful, and least common, of all headaches. The pain can be so excruciating that they are sometimes referred to as suicide headaches." Their signature is a pattern of periodic cycles (clusters) of headache attacks, which may be either:

  • Episodic. Attacks occur regularly for 1 week to 1 year, separated by long pain-free periods that last at least 1 month. Between 80 90% of patients have episodic cycles. A significant percentage of people who e...
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...injury, after lifting a heavy object, or after making an abrupt movement. Not all people experience back pain after such events, however. A number of conditions may make people more or less... Read more »
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