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Running Head: CLUSTER HEADACHES 1
Cluster Headaches
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CLUSTER HEADACHES 2
Cluster Headache and its Epidemiology
Regarding Richard’s case study, cluster headaches are a type of headache that occurs in
cluster periods that are pain intensive. They happen in short painful bouts. The patterns vary
between people but the majority of people experience them in periods of about 2 to 20 hours.
They may affect a person during any time of the day. The notorious headaches affect particular
parts of the head and are so severe that they are considered to be suicide headaches (Yi-Ting
Wei, Yuan Ong, and Goadsby, 2018). They are accompanied by symptoms that are also as
severe, they are;
1. severe flashing pain on one side of the head,
2. nasal congestion,
3. reduced and/or drooping eyes,
4. sweating profusely.
5. Finally, the headaches could occur to a person at specific times of the year
bringing confusion of what exactly is the cause of the headaches (Mauskop,
2015).
The severity of the headaches is intense to a level of interrupting the patient's normal
lives as is the case for Richard. They happen at odd hours which are likely to interrupt their
normal sleep schedule and consequently reducing their productivity. This condition has far-
reaching impacts on Richard's personal, social, and professional life. Therapy should be used to
lessen the impact of the headaches by either minimizing the bout intensity, duration, and
ultimately eliminating the bouts.
Richard fits the age bracket of people who are most susceptible to cluster headaches.
According to Weaver-Agostoni (2017), the headache mostly starts to occur to people of the age

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Running Head: CLUSTER HEADACHES 1 Cluster Headaches Institutional Affiliation Student’s Name Date CLUSTER HEADACHES 2 Cluster Headache and its Epidemiology Regarding Richard’s case study, cluster headaches are a type of headache that occurs in cluster periods that are pain intensive. They happen in short painful bouts. The patterns vary between people but the majority of people experience them in periods of about 2 to 20 hours. They may affect a person during any time of the day. The notorious headaches affect particular parts of the head and are so severe that they are considered to be suicide headaches (Yi-Ting Wei, Yuan Ong, and Goadsby, 2018). They are accompanied by symptoms that are also as severe, they are; 1. severe flashing pain on one side of the head, 2. nasal congestion, 3. reduced and/or drooping eyes, 4. sweating profusely. 5. Finally, the headaches could occur to a person at specific times of the year bringing confusion of what exactly is the cause of the headaches (Mauskop, 2015). The severity of the headaches is intense to a level of interrupting the patient's normal lives as is the case for Richard. They happen at odd hours which are likely to interrupt ...
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