A Show D b What is a characteristic feature of cluster headaches?Possible symptoms include severe pain in or around one eye or on one side of your head. There may be tearing, nasal stuffiness and a runny nostril on the affected side of the head. A cluster headache strikes quickly, usually without warning, although you might first have migraine-like nausea and aura.
Where do the symptoms of cluster headaches usually appear?The symptoms of a cluster headache include stabbing severe pain behind or above one eye or in the temple. Tearing of the eye, congestion in the associated nostril, and pupil changes and eyelid drooping may also occur. The major areas of the brain have one or more specific functions.
What is the main cause of cluster headaches?Cluster headaches are associated with dilation (widening) of blood vessels and inflammation of nerves behind the eye. Cluster headaches may be caused by blood vessel dilation in the eye area. Inflammation of nearby nerves may give rise to the distinctive stabbing, throbbing pain usually felt in one eye.
Which intervention is appropriate for a patient with a cluster headache?The first-line treatments for acute cluster headache are oxygen or sumatriptan, or a combination of the two. Less well studied alternatives for acute treatment include intranasal dihydroergotamine, intranasal lidocaine, and intranasal capsaicin.
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