Cluster Headache

Cluster headache refers to the characteristic grouping or clustering of attacks.

Cluster headaches may also be known as histamine headache, red migraine, Horton’s headache, and cephalalgia or sphenopalatine neuralgia. The headache periods can last several weeks or months, and then disappear completely for months or years leaving considerable amounts of pain-free intervals between series. These types of headache start suddenly, and a minimal warning of the oncoming headache may occur, including a feeling of discomfort or a mild one-sided burning sensation. This pain is of short duration, generally 30 to 45 minutes. However, the headache itself may last anywhere from a few minutes to several hours and will disappear only to recur later that day.