"Cluster headaches are rare, extremely painful and debilitating headaches that occur in groups or clusters. Cluster headache sufferers typically experience very severe headaches of a piercing quality near one eye or temple that last for fifteen minutes to three hours. The headaches are usually unilateral and occasionally change sides.
A hallmark feature is that the person is restless and cannot sit still and may pace or even become severely agitated during an attack.
Cluster headaches are frequently associated with Horner's syndrome ptosis(drooping eyelids), conjunctival injection (which results in red, watery eyes), lacrimation (tearing), miosis (constricted pupil), eyelid edema, nasal congestion,rhinorrhea (runny nose), and sweating on the affected side of the face. The neck is often stiff or tender in association with cluster headaches afterwards, and jaw and teeth pain are sometimes reported.
Sensitivity to light is more typical of a migraine, as is vomiting, but both can be present in some sufferers of cluster headache, although rare."
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