Question: I had a terrible headache for three nights. The first night, the pain was located across my forehead. On the third night, the pain was located on the left side of my forehead and my inner ear hurt all day long. I woke up with a…
As part of its 2018 funding cycle, the National Headache Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to fund a nationwide study conducted by Dr. Erin Buchanan of Harrisburg University of Science and Technology and Clinvest Research. The goal of the project will be to improve…
By Edmund Messina, MD, Medical Director of the Michigan Headache Clinic in East Lansing, Michigan While headaches are typically thought to be located around the forehead or back of the head, there are types of headache that strike the face itself. Trigeminal neuralgia is a…
By Robert Kunkel, MD, Consultant, Center for Headache and Pain Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH THE CASE I first saw George on March 12, 2008. He was 75 years old and had had a headache since December 12, 2007, when he slipped on ice…
My constant daily headaches began 36-years ago and they continue. The onset was sudden and I remember the day very well with extreme pain one evening. My head has constant pressure 24/7 from the occipital area to the top of my head. As the day…
By Anne H. Calhoun, M.D. Partner and co-founder of the Carolina Headache Institute, Chapel Hill, North Carolina THE CASE For the last year, Janice has had frequent headaches with nausea and vomiting. The headaches vary throughout the day, from mild to severe and from steady…
“Icepick” Headache Occur in About 2% of Population By Anne Walling, M.D. Professor, Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita THE CASE Sometimes physicians make diagnoses in the produce aisle! I bumped into Mike, one of my patients, while grocery…
By Mark W. Green, MD, Professor of Neurology, Director of Headache and Pain Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY THE CASE A 21-year-old female consulted with me for both headaches and convulsions. She experienced headaches with light and sound sensitivity, as well…
SUNCT (Short-lasting Unilateral Neuralgiform headache attacks with Conujuctival injection and Tearing) By Sylvia Lucas MD, Ph.D. Director of the Headache Clinic, University of Washington Medical Center Seattle, WA THE CASE “My husband has the devil eye” is how Jay’s wife described his beet-red eye during…
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