CLUSTER HEADACHE

Course overview

CLUSTER HEADACHES ARE THE MOST COMMON OF THE PRIMARY HEADACHE TYPE KNOWN AS TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALGIA. THEY ARE FAIRLY RARE, PLAGUING 0.1% OF THE POPULATION, MAKING A STUDY OF THE DISEASE PROCESS DIFFICULT AT BEST. THEY ARE CONSIDERED ONE OF IF NOT THE MOST SEVERE TYPE OF HEADACHE, AND SO, DESPITE THEIR RARITY, RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT ARE VITAL. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF CLUSTER HEADACHES, INCLUDING RECOGNITION FROM OTHER FORMS OF HEADACHE. ALSO, IT ASSESSES APPROVED ABORTIVE TREATMENTS AND PROPHYLACTIC MANAGEMENT AND DISTINGUISHES THEM FROM COMMON TREATMENTS WITH POOR SUPPORTING EVIDENCE. THE ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE TREATMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCURATE AND PRECISE DIAGNOSIS.