Test Question: Cluster Headache

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TODAY’S TEST QUESTION:


CORRECT ANSWER:

B) Intense pain around eye

MORE INFO:

  • Tension headache: full pressure around forehead back of head. Vise grip squeezing nature. Often in middle of day. Neck muscle may be tight

  • Cluster headache: Around eyes, typically unilateral. Burning or piercing in nature. Usually affects men more often than women. Comes on very quickly & very strong (5-10 minutes). Usually episodes don’t last very long (30-90 minutes) but then may return several times a day. Often during a specific time of the year and may suddenly disappear

  • Sinus headache: Sometimes people complain of teeth pain (upper) forehead and or maxillary pain

  • Migraine headache: Dull ache, throbbing. Sometimes smell, light, and or sound can make worse. Pain can shift different parts of head. Person may have an aura before the migraine starts-may see spots, blurred vision, jagged lines. Women often get them more than men. Can last longer sometimes days

  • Reference: https://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/cluster-headaches#1


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