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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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Dr. Eisner Answers Your GERD Questions: Throat and Ear Pain

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...time you read this I will be on a plane to Orlando headed for the DBSA conference, where I will... Read more »

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Health Guide

Ask the Clinician: Migraine and Headache Questions and Answers

Do you have questions about headaches or Migraines? Many of our readers do, and each week, and Dr. John Claude Krusz and Teri Robert answer some of them. Dr. Krusz is a world recognized headache... Read more »

TMJ Symptoms

...pain above, below and behind eye Pressure behind eyes Light sensitivity Watering of the eyes Head Pain, Headache Problems, Facial Pain: Migraines Forehead pain Cluster ... Read more »

Headaches: Cluster: Diagnosis

In two surveys, patients reported a delay of 1 - 6 years in the diagnosis of their headaches. In one of the surveys, migraine-like symptoms (light and sound sensitivity and nausea) were... Read more »

Headaches: Tension: Diagnosis

Diagnosing the cause of persistent daily headache is difficult, even for expert doctors. Studies report that people who visit the emergency room with disabling headache are often... Read more »

Ear Infections: Surgery

...of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery released the following general guidelines for surgical... Read more »

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