Signs and symptoms
... A cluster headache strikes quickly, usually without warning. Within minutes, excruciating pain develops. The pain typically develops on the same side of the head throughout a cluster period, and often...

Causes
... Based on the length of the cluster periods and the remission periods, the International Headache Society has classified cluster headache into two types: Episodic. In this form, cluster headache occurs...

Risk factors
... Unlike migraine, which more often affects women, cluster headache predominantly affects men. Eighty-five percent of people affected by cluster headache are men between the ages of 20 and 50. Many peop...

When to seek medical advice
... Headache pain, even when severe, usually isn''t the result of an underlying disease. Occasionally, however, headaches may indicate a serious underlying medical condition, such as a brain tumor or rupt...

Screening and diagnosis
... Cluster headache has a characteristic type of pain and pattern of attacks. A diagnosis depends on your description of the attacks, including your pain, the location and severity of your headaches, and...

Signs and symptoms
... A tension headache can last from 30 minutes to an entire week. You may experience them occasionally, or nearly all the time. If your headaches occur 15 or more days a month for several months, they''r...

Causes
... Experts continue to debate the causes and even the name of tension headaches. Over the years, as different theories emerged about the origins of this type of headache, it was known by names such as mu...

Causes
... Experts continue to debate the causes and even the name of tension headaches. Over the years, as different theories emerged about the origins of this type of headache, it was known by names such as mu...

Causes
... Experts continue to debate the causes and even the name of tension headaches. Over the years, as different theories emerged about the origins of this type of headache, it was known by names such as mu...