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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Saumya Easaw, M.B.B.S.[2]
Differentiating Cluster Headache from other Diseases
| Cardiovascular | • Acute hypertension • Cerebral venous thrombosis • Interior carotid artery dissection • |
| Chemical / poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | • Sinusitis • |
| Endocrine | • Pheochromocytoma • |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | • Herpes Zoster • |
| Musculoskeletal / Ortho | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | • Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania (CPH) • Subarachnoid hemorrhage • Trigeminal Neuralgia • Cyclical migraine • Hemicrania continua • Intermittent hydrocephalus • Sleep apnea • |
| Nutritional / Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | • Preeclampsia • |
| Oncologic | • Intracranial neoplasm • |
| Opthalmologic | • Acute optic neuritis • Acute glaucoma • |
| Overdose / Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal / Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheum / Immune / Allergy | • Temporal Arteritis • Allergen exposure • Connective tissue disorder (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus SLE) • |
| Trauma | • Cranial trauma • |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Other types of headache
- Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania (CPH) is a condition similar to cluster headache, but CPH responds well to treatment with theanti-inflammatory drug indomethacin and the attacks are very much shorter, often lasting only seconds.[1]
- Some people with extreme headaches of this nature (especially if they are not unilateral) may actually have an ictal headache. Anticonvulsant medications can significantly improve this condition so sufferers should consult a physician about this possibility.[2]
- It is also possible to have two or more different types of headaches, complicating diagnosis and treatment.
See also
- Headache
- Tension headache
- Migraine
- Rebound headache
- Hemicrania continua
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania
- Organization for Understanding Cluster Headaches
References
- ↑ NEURO/67 at eMedicine
- ↑ "Seizures and Headaches: They Don't Have to Go Together". Epilepsy.com. 16 September 2003. Retrieved 2006-09-22.