UNA BEGAN GETTING headaches when she was thirteen. "At first," she explains, "they were few and far between but [over time] . . . they became worse and more frequent. I went to my doctor and was diagnosed with migraine [a type of headache]."During the...

A headache is a pain in the head. A headache can be caused by some other physical disorder, or it may be a disorder in and of itself. There are three major types of headaches: tension (or stress), migraine, and cluster. A tension headache is caused...

A headache involves pain in the head which can arise from many disorders or may be a disorder itself. There are three types of primary headaches: tension-type (muscular contraction headache), migraine (vascular headaches), and cluster. Virtually...

A headache, a pain in the head or tissues surrounding the upper neck, has varied causes and consequences. The consequences range from uncomfortable to debilitating. Some of the latter can be a symptom of life-threatening abnormality or an illness....

The brain itself is insensitive. The only possible sources of PAIN within the skull are blood vessels, the DURA MATER (see MENINGES), and some of the CRANIAL NERVES. Yet headache is one the most frequent complaints confronting the family medical...

Pain in the upper portion of the head. Episodic tension headaches are the most common, usually causing mild to moderate pain on both sides. They result from sustained contraction of face and neck muscles, often due to fatigue, stress, or frustration....

A crown is no cure for the headache. (Italian) When the head aches, all the members suffer with it. (Roman) When the head hurts, the rest of the body aches....

A headache (cephalalgia in medical terminology) is a condition of pain in the head; sometimes neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted as a headache. It ranks amongst the most common local pain complaints. The vast majority of headaches are...