Definitions for cluster headache
clus·ter headache

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1. histamine headache, cluster headachenoun

   a painful recurring headache associated with the release of histamine from cells

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1. cluster headachenoun

   An extremely painful, cyclical and unilateral headache

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1. Cluster headache

   Cluster headache (CH) is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent severe headaches on one side of the head, typically around the eye(s). There is often accompanying eye watering, nasal congestion, or swelling around the eye on the affected side. These symptoms typically last 15 minutes to 3 hours. Attacks often occur in clusters which typically last for weeks or months and occasionally more than a year.The cause is unknown. Risk factors include a history of exposure to tobacco smoke and a family history of the condition. Exposures which may trigger attacks include alcohol, nitroglycerin, and histamine. They are a primary headache disorder of the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias type. Diagnosis is based on symptoms.Recommended management includes lifestyle adaptations such as avoiding potential triggers. Treatments for acute attacks include oxygen or a fast-acting triptan. Measures recommended to decrease the frequency of attacks include steroid injections, civamide, or verapamil. Nerve stimulation or surgery may occasionally be used if other measures are not effective.The condition affects about 0.1% of the general population at some point in their life and 0.05% in any given year. The condition usually first occurs between 20 and 40 years of age. Men are affected about four times more often than women. Cluster headaches are named for the occurrence of groups of headache attacks (clusters). They have also been referred to as "suicide headaches".

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1. cluster headache

   A cluster headache is a type of severe recurring pain that occurs in a cyclical pattern or cluster, typically on one side of the head. It is characterized by sudden, intense episodes of pain in or around the eye, often accompanied by symptoms such as watering of the eye, nasal congestion, or drooping eyelids. Cluster headaches are considered one of the most painful types of headaches and often occur in the middle of the night. The cause is unknown, but it is more common in men and typically starts after the age of 20.

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1. Cluster headache

   Cluster headache is a condition that involves, as its most prominent feature, an immense degree of pain that is almost always on only one side of the head. Some doctors and scientists have described the pain resulting from cluster headaches as the most intense pain a human can endure — worse than giving birth, burns or broken bones. Cluster headaches often occur periodically: spontaneous remissions interrupt active periods of pain, though there are about 20% of sufferers whose cluster headaches never remit. Some people affected with cluster headache have committed suicide, leading to the nickname "suicide headaches." The cause of the condition is unknown. It affects approximately 0.1% of the population and men are more commonly affected than women, by a ratio of 2.1:1.

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1. Cluster Headache

   A primary headache disorder that is characterized by severe, strictly unilateral PAIN which is orbital, supraorbital, temporal or in any combination of these sites, lasting 15-180 min. occurring 1 to 8 times a day. The attacks are associated with one or more of the following, all of which are ipsilateral: conjunctival injection, lacrimation, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, facial SWEATING, eyelid EDEMA, and miosis. (International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd ed. Cephalalgia 2004: suppl 1)

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cluster headache in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cluster headache in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Wikipedia
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