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Secondary headache is associated with an underlying condition such as cerebrovascular disease, head trauma, infection, tumor, and metabolic disorder (e.g., diabetes, thyroid disease). Head pain ... can result from syndromes involving the eyes, ears, neck, teeth, or sinuses. In these cases, the underlying condition must be diagnosed and treated. Also, certain types of medication produce headache as a side effect.
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The second type of headache is much tougher. Following a head injury, you can develop a headache that resembles a migraine headache. Pain tends to be in the front of the head. Many complain that their forehead or temples throb. It is commonly described as a "pounding" pain. Emotional stress or intense concentration tends to bring on or make these headaches worse.
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Acute sinus headache is characterized by nasal congestion and fever. The headache is minimalin the morning and increases in severity through the day. Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) diseaseinvolves a faulty bite or misalignment of the teeth and can cause a headache. Eye conditions may ... cause headache. The increased intraocular pressure of glaucoma, for example, may cause a headache, and so complaints of a recent onset of headache, particularly in the elderly, shouldprompt a screening for glaucoma. See also Glaucoma; Pain.
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In this headache type the pain is a constant, dull pain. There is ... a feeling or tightness like a rubber band around the head. A chronic daily headache can be diagnosed by its length of time. That is the pain must last for 15 continuous days per month during a 3 month time period.
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TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPTX) today announced that it has completed enrollment in its Phase IIb clinical trial of tezampanel for the treatment of acute migraine headache. Tezampanel is an AMPA/kainate (AK) receptor antagonist that offers a non-opioid, non-vascular and non-serotonergic approach to the management of pain and represents a potentially new and promising alternative to current migraine treatments.
A headache is a term used to describe aching or pain that occurs in the head, face, mouth, or neck. A headache is one of the most common symptoms experienced in today's society. In fact, up to 40 percent of people worldwide are thought to endure at least one severe headache per year. It is ... thought that 90 percent of men and 95 percent of women have experienced at least one headache during their lifetimes.
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