Page by: E.J. Mayeaux, Jr., M.D.
Louisiana State University Medical Center Shreveport, Louisiana
Feature Cluster headache Migraine headache ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patient gender Usually male Usually female Age at onset 27 to 30 17 to 20 Frequency of attacks 1 to 8/d 1 to 4/mo Duration of attacks 15 min to 3 h 4 to 72 In Intensity of pain Excruciating Moderate to severe Location of pain Strictly unilateral Unilateral or bilateral Incidence of associated Rare Common nausea and vomiting Incidence of attacks Common Rare awakening patient from sleep Characteristic behavior Patient cannot Patient prefers during severe attack remain still hibernation ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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