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Migraine and Cluster Headache
Migraine and Cluster Headache
AND
CLUSTER HEADACHE
CORTICAL
Genetic AURA
SPREADING Oligemia
predisposition
DEPRESSION
Pro-inflammatory
peptides (CGRP)
PRODORMAL
(hours or a day or two AURA HEADACHE POSTDROMAL
before the other symptoms)
AURA : focal neurologic symptoms, most commonly visual (>95% of all auras), that typically evolve and then
regress over minutes before headache onset
• Skipping meals
• Sleeping disturbances
• Menstruations
• Light
• Stress
A. General principles.
Avoid precipitating factors, sleep hygiene, self monitoring
Choices:
1) Analgesic NSAID, aspirin, acetaminophen
2) Serotonin 1B/1D receptor agonist (“triptan”) Sumatriptan 30mg
3) Ergotamin