Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) are a group of headache disorders characterized, as the name suggests, by autonomic symptoms that accompany the headache. These symptoms commonly include ...

Cluster headache disorders constitute some of the most excruciating primary headache syndromes encountered in clinical practice. These conditions are typified by recurrent, strictly unilateral attacks ...

In a paper published in the May issue of JAMA, M. S. Robbins, of Weill Cornell Medical College, reviews the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of primary headaches. In a previous post, I discussed ...

So: Let’s go ahead and take a couple minutes to walk through the details of cluster headaches, both for those who are now curious what the term means and those who experience this condition and are ...

Oxygen therapy can help treat cluster headaches. However, current research does not support its use for migraine and other headache types. Oxygen therapy involves breathing in air that contains 100% ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Approximately one in 1,000 people have cluster headaches. Cluster headaches are nicknamed “suicide headaches” ...

Common cluster headache triggers include drinking alcohol, smoking, and eating certain foods. Identifying your triggers may help reduce the frequency and severity of your headache attacks. Many people ...

They arrive without warning and can leave people pacing, rocking, or clutching their heads in agony. Doctors call them cluster headaches, considered the most painful type of headache. According to the ...

Although this condition appears to be more common in men, women with this rare and extremely painful type of headache may have longer-lasting attacks and may often go misdiagnosed. Compared with other ...

Key points Primary headaches include migraine, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia (e.g., cluster headaches), and tension-type headaches. Painkillers, antidepressants, behavioral therapies, and mind-body ...