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    This document summarizes different types of recurring headaches including migraine, tension-type, cluster, meningitis and brain tumor. It describes the predisposing conditions, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms for migraine and tension-type headaches. Migraines often run in families and affect females, involving cortical spreading depression triggering pain signals. Tension-type headaches are associated with stress and may be caused by central nervous system pain modulation issues.

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    This document summarizes different types of recurring headaches including migraine, tension-type, cluster, meningitis and brain tumor. It describes the predisposing conditions, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms for migraine and tension-type headaches. Migraines often run in families and affect females, involving cortical spreading depression triggering pain signals. Tension-type headaches are associated with stress and may be caused by central nervous system pain modulation issues.

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    Recurring Headaches: Migraine Headache, Tension-type headache, Cluster headache, Meningitis, Brain

    Tumor

    Diagnosis Migraine headache Tension-type headache


    Predisposing condition/ Family History Any sex or age
    Epidemiological factors Female Stress, tiredness, smoking
    Child -> early adulthood (onset)
    Obesity, depression, stress
    Pathophysiologic Insult Cortical spreading depression Disorder of CNS pain modulation
    triggered by neuronal hyper- Incompletely understood
    excitability. Substances released
    that send pain signals to
    trigeminal nucleus
    Clinical Consequences (Signs/ Pulsating Steady, non throbbing
    Symptoms) Unilateral Bilateral
    Frontotemporal Frontal, occipital, or generalized
    Moderate to severe pain Neck pain
    Nausea / Vomiting No associated symptoms
    Photophobia Relieved by relaxing
    Phonophobia
    Aura (visual / sensory symptoms)
    Relieved by rest in dark quiet
    room

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