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Unilateral pain, with migraine

Pain associated with cluster headache differs from migraine and TTH in that it is severe, intermittent, and short in duration.6 Headaches typically occur at night, but attacks may occur multiple times per day.9 The pain is usually unilateral, but unlike migraine it is not described as pulsatile.6 Aura is not a feature,... [Pg.504]

Migraine headache is characterized by recurring episodes of throbbing head pain, frequently unilateral. Migraine headaches can be severe and associated with nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light, sound, and/or movement. [Pg.612]

Cluster headache, the most severe of the primary headache disorders, is characterized by attacks of severe, unilateral head pain that occur in series lasting for weeks or months (i.e., cluster periods) separated by remission periods usually lasting months or years." Cluster headaches may be episodic or chronic. Cluster headache is relatively uncommon among the primary headache disorders, with an estimated prevalence of approximately 0.4% for men and 0.08% for women. Unlike migraine, men are four to seven times more likely than women to suffer from cluster headache." Onset can occur at any age but is most common in the late twenties. Recent evidence suggests that a genetic predisposition for cluster headache may exist in certain families." ... [Pg.1118]


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