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== Definition/Description  ==
== Definition/Description  ==


Cluster headaches are the rarest but the most painful of the primary headaches.<ref name="Goodman">Goodman Catherine C., Fuller Kenda S. Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist. 3rd ed. St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier, 2009. p1559-1561</ref> Primary headaches are caused by spontaneous activation of nociceptive pathways and also include migraines or tension-type headaches.<ref name="Leroux">Leroux E, Ducros A. Cluster headache. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 2008; 3:20. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-3-20.</ref>&nbsp; Cluster headaches are characterized by recurring short lasting attacks (15 to 180 minutes).&nbsp; The attacks typically consist of exruciating unilateral periorbital or temporal pain as well as at least one ipsilateral autonomic symptoms.&nbsp; Accompanying ipsilateral symptoms include conjunctival injection and lacrimation, nasal congestion or rhinorrhea, forehead and facial sweating, eyelid edema, miosis and ptosis.<ref name="Leroux" /><ref name="Silberstein">Silberstein, Stephen D. Cluster Headache. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec16/ch216/ch216b.html?qt=Cluster%20Headaches&amp;alt=sh (Accessed 2 March 2010).</ref><br>
Cluster headaches are the rarest but the most painful of the primary headaches.<ref name="Goodman">Goodman Catherine C., Fuller Kenda S. Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist. 3rd ed. St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier, 2009. p1559-1561</ref> Primary headaches are caused by spontaneous activation of nociceptive pathways and also include migraines or tension-type headaches.<ref name="Leroux">Leroux E, Ducros A. Cluster headache. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 2008; 3:20. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-3-20. http://ukpmc.ac.uk/articlerender.cgi?tool=pubmed&amp;pubmedid=18651939 (Accessed 2 March 2010).</ref>&nbsp; Cluster headaches are characterized by recurring short lasting attacks (15 to 180 minutes).&nbsp; The attacks typically consist of exruciating unilateral periorbital or temporal pain as well as at least one ipsilateral autonomic symptoms.&nbsp; Accompanying ipsilateral symptoms include conjunctival injection and lacrimation, nasal congestion or rhinorrhea, forehead and facial sweating, eyelid edema, miosis and ptosis.<ref name="Leroux" /><ref name="Silberstein">Silberstein, Stephen D. Cluster Headache. Merck Manual for Healthcare Professionals http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec16/ch216/ch216b.html?qt=Cluster%20Headaches&amp;alt=sh (Accessed 2 March 2010).</ref><br>


== Prevalence  ==
== Prevalence  ==

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Definition/Description[edit | edit source]

Cluster headaches are the rarest but the most painful of the primary headaches.[1] Primary headaches are caused by spontaneous activation of nociceptive pathways and also include migraines or tension-type headaches.[2]  Cluster headaches are characterized by recurring short lasting attacks (15 to 180 minutes).  The attacks typically consist of exruciating unilateral periorbital or temporal pain as well as at least one ipsilateral autonomic symptoms.  Accompanying ipsilateral symptoms include conjunctival injection and lacrimation, nasal congestion or rhinorrhea, forehead and facial sweating, eyelid edema, miosis and ptosis.[2][3]

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  1. Goodman Catherine C., Fuller Kenda S. Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist. 3rd ed. St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier, 2009. p1559-1561
  2. 2.0 2.1 Leroux E, Ducros A. Cluster headache. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 2008; 3:20. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-3-20. http://ukpmc.ac.uk/articlerender.cgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=18651939 (Accessed 2 March 2010).
  3. Silberstein, Stephen D. Cluster Headache. Merck Manual for Healthcare Professionals http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec16/ch216/ch216b.html?qt=Cluster%20Headaches&alt=sh (Accessed 2 March 2010).