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Answer:
- A headache is any continuous pain in the head. There are many different types of headaches,
but the three main types are migraine, cluster headache and tension-type headache:
Clinical
Migraine Cluster headache Tension-type headache
features/differences
Unilateral, centered over
Unilateral, temporal, occipital orbital region with Bilateral, may affect frontal
Site or frontal muscles extensions to occipital or temporal muscles
maxilla/temporal area
Slightly more common in Men are more affected
Gender females (9:1 ratio)
Women are more affected