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What Does Unilateral Headache Mean?
Unilateral means on one side.
The terms unilateral is see frequently in discussions of Migraine attacks and cluster headaches, both of which tend to occur on one side of the head.
You can read more about unilateral characteristics of and other symptoms of Migraines and cluster headaches in
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