Childhood Cluster Headaches

Alcohol and cluster headaches.

CASE HISTORY This 50-year-old white man has a 5-year history of headaches described as an 8/10 in intensity stabbing in the left temple and sometimes around the left ear associated with tearing and redness of the left eye, congestion of the left nares, and light and noise sensitivity but no aura. During a headache, he prefers to sit or lie down. Without treatment, the headache lasts about 2 hou...

History of childhood headaches

Headaches in children, adolescents and adults are quite common. The study and characterization of childhood headaches, however, entered an era of increased interest with the adoption of the first edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders [1]. The initial description of headaches in humans is quite old. Ancient writings in an epic poem from the Sumerian area dating back t...

Headaches During Childhood and Adolescence

Headaches are common in children and teenagers. By 7 years of age, 40% of children have had headaches, with 2.5% having frequent nonmigraine types and 1.4% having migraine (1). By 15 years of age, 75% have had headaches: 15.7% with frequent tension type, 5.3% with migraines, and 54% with infrequent nonmigraine headaches. The evaluation of the child with headaches is similar to the basic approac...

The Patient with Recurrent Headaches since Childhood

Intranasal civamide for the treatment of episodic cluster headaches.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of intranasal civamide solution for preventive treatment during an episodic cluster headache period. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This was a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, vehicle-controlled study with a 7-day treatment period and a 20-day posttreatment period performed at 14 headache/neurology centers in the United States. Twenty-eight subjects w...