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Cluster Headache (Cluster Headaches) Summary

666 relevant articles (98 outcomes, 104 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: 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)

Also Known As: Cluster Headaches; Headaches, Cluster; Cluster Headache Syndrome; Syndrome, Horton; Headache, Cluster Show All >>

Key Drugs and Agents for Cluster Headache

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Sumatriptan (Imigran) : 22 outcomes 18 studies in 79 results : FDA 16
  2. Oxygen : 8 outcomes 8 studies in 48 results : IBA
  3. Lithium : 6 outcomes 2 studies in 47 results : IBA
  4. Melatonin : 4 outcomes 8 studies in 19 results : IBA
  5. Capsaicin (Zostrix) : 4 outcomes 3 studies in 8 results : IBA
  6. Ergotamine (Ergotamine Tartrate) : 4 outcomes 2 studies in 24 results : FDA 11 Generic
  7. Lithium Carbonate (Eskalith) : 4 outcomes 1 study in 14 results : FDA 23 Generic
  8. Verapamil (Calan) : 3 outcomes 4 studies in 28 results : FDA 7 Generic
  9. topiramate (Topamax) : 3 outcomes 4 studies in 12 results : FDA 16
  10. Nitroglycerin (Dynamite) : 3 outcomes 2 studies in 25 results : FDA 54 Generic
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Diseases Related to Cluster Headache

  1. Migraine Disorders (Migraine)
  2. Pain (Aches)
  3. Cluster Headache (Cluster Headaches)
  4. Headache (Headaches)
  5. Trigeminal Neuralgia (Tic Douloureux)
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Key Therapies for Cluster Headache

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  1. Deep Brain Stimulation : 4 outcomes in 19 results
  2. Emergency Treatment : 1 outcome 1 study in 1 result
  3. Biofeedback (Psychology) (Biofeedback) : 1 outcome in 2 results
  4. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure : 1 outcome in 1 result
  5. Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt : 1 outcome in 1 result
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