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2. The 6 most common headache types — and when to see a doctor

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   A headache is a pain in the head, neck or face that is often described as a sensation of pressure that varies in location, frequency and severity, according to the National Institutes of Health.

3. Hemicrania continua - Wikipedia

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   In hemicrania continua, basal pain is a dull aching pressure similar to that of TTHs (Tension-Type Headaches) that occurs nearly always on the same side of the head and face. Pain ranges from mild to severe and is characterized by fluctuations that increase in intensity up to three to five times per 24-hour cycle.

4. Headache - Wikipedia

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   Once stimulated, a nociceptor sends a message up the length of the nerve fibre to the nerve cells in the brain, signalling that a part of the body hurts. [27] Primary headaches are more difficult to understand than secondary headaches. The exact mechanisms which cause migraines, tension headaches and cluster headaches are not known. [28]

5. Hypnic headache - Wikipedia

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   For diagnosis of hypnic headache syndrome, headaches should occur at least 15 times per month for at least one month. Included in the differential diagnosis of a new onset nighttime headaches in the elderly is drug withdrawal, temporal arteritis, Sleep apnea, oxygen desaturation, pheochromocytoma, intracranial causes, primary and secondary neoplasms, communicating hydrocephalus, subdural ...

6. SUNCT syndrome - Wikipedia

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   SUNCT is considered a primary headache (or condition), but can also occur as a secondary symptom of other conditions. However, a patient can only be diagnosed with SUNCT as a primary condition. [citation needed] A pituitary tumor causes SUNCT as a secondary headache. Some patients with a pituitary tumor complain of short-lasting heachaches.

7. Tension headache - Wikipedia

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   Tension headache, stress headache, or tension-type headache (TTH), is the most common type of primary headache. The pain usually radiates from the lower back of the head, the neck, the eyes, or other muscle groups in the body typically affecting both sides of the head. Tension-type headaches account for nearly 90% of all headaches.