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DEFINITION OF GENERAL

Headache or cephalgia is defined

as pain in the head that is located above
the eyes or ears, behind the head (occipital)
or in the back of the upper neck.
Headache like dizziness, has many causes.

DEFINITION OF SOME EXPERT

Headache is defined as a pain arising from the head

or upper neck of body.The pain originates from the
tissues and structures that surround the brain, because
the brain itself has no nerves the give rise to the
sensation of pain (Jay W. Marks, MD).

TYPE OF HEADACHE
1. Migraine
Headache

2. Cluster
Headache

A migraine
headache is a
common form of
headache that is
believes to occur as a
result of complex
intructions between
the nervous system
and thevascular
system aswell as
alternative in brain
chemicals.

A cluster headache
is a type of severe
headache that trends
to recur over several
weeks and in which the
pain is usually limited
to one side of the
head.

3. Tension
Headache
A tension
headache is a
headache located at
the back of the head,
usually caused by
body tension resulting
from overwork or
psychological stress.

THE CAUSE OF HEADACHE

1. Migraine
Headache

Foods
Food additives
Drinks
Stress
Sensory stimuli
Changes in wake-sleep
pattern
Medications

2. Cluster
Headache

The axact cause

of cluster headache is
unknown, but
abnormalities in the
hypothalamus likely
play a role.

3. Tension
Headache

This can range from lack

of sleep.
To skipping meals.
An increased amount of
stress.
Over exertion.
Anxiety may also
contribute.

THE SYMPTOM OF HEADACHE

1. Migraine
Headache

Sometimes the pain is located

in the forehead, arround the
eyes, or at the back of the
head. The pain usually is
uniteral (on one side of the
head).
When the sufferer is awake,
less commonly, the may
awaken the sufferer.
Migraine headache usually is
aggravated by daily activities,
such as walking upstairs.
Nausea, vomiting, facial
pallor, cold hands, cold feet,
and sensitivity to light and
sound commonly accompany
migraine headache.
Sleepiness, fatique.

2. Cluster
Headache

3. Tension
Headache

Excruciating pain, generally

located in or around one eye,
but may radiate to other
areas of your face, head,

neck, and shoulders.

Nausea.
Sensitivity to light and sound.
Stuffy or runny nasal
passage in your nostril on the
affected side of your face.

Restlessness.
Redness in your eye on the
affected side.

The pain of tension

headache may begin in the
back of the head or above
the eyebrows.
Nausea or vomiting.
Blind spots.
Weakness of the arms ang
legs.
Sensitivity to light and
sound.
The pain of a tension
headache is usually shortlived.
Lasting for several minutes
to a few hours.

MEDICAL ACTION OF HEADACHE

PREVENTED OF HEADACHE