Cluster Headache - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2013 - Cluster headache causes severe unilateral temporal or periorbital pain, lasting 15 to 180 minutes and accompanied by autonomic symptoms in the nose, eyes, and face. Headaches often recur at the same time each day during the cluster period, which can last for weeks to months. Some ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0715/p122.html
Headaches in Children and Adolescents - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2002 - Headaches are common during childhood and become more common and increase in frequency during adolescence. The rational, cost-effective evaluation of children with headache begins with a careful history. The first step is to identify the temporal pattern of the headache--acute, ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0215/p625.html
Management of Cluster Headache - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2005 - Cluster headache, an excruciating, unilateral headache usually accompanied by conjunctival injection and lacrimation, can occur episodically or chronically, and can be difficult to treat. Existing effective treatments may be underused because of underdiagnosis of the syndrome. Oxygen ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0215/p717.html
Tension-Type Headache - American Family Physician
Sep 1, 2002 - Tension-type headache typically causes pain that radiates in a band-like fashion bilaterally from the forehead to the occiput. Pain often radiates to the neck muscles and is described as tightness, pressure, or dull ache. Migraine-type features (unilateral, throbbing pain, nausea, ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0901/p797.html
The Management of the Acute Migraine Headache - American Family Physician
Dec 1, 2002 - As many as 30 million Americans have migraine headaches. The impact on patients and their families can be tremendous, and treatment of migraines can present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for family physicians. Abortive treatment options include nonspecific and migraine-specific ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/1201/p2123.html
The Patient with Daily Headaches - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2004 - The term 'chronic daily headache' (CDH) describes a variety of headache types, of which chronic migraine is the most common. Daily headaches often are disabling and may be challenging to diagnose and treat. Medication overuse, or drug rebound headache, is the most treatable cause of ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/1215/p2299.html
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