Cluster headache classification

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Classification

International Headache Society’s classification of cluster headache:^[1]

Headache is associated with at least one of the following signs that have to be present on the pain side:
- Miosis
- Eyelid edema
- Conjunctival injection (red eyes with lacrimation)
- Rhinorrhea
- Forehead and facial sweating
- Nasal congestion
- Ptosis
- Lacrimation
Severe unilateral, orbital, supraorbital and/or temporal pain lasting 15 to 180 min if untreated
Frequency of attacks: from one every other day to eight in a day
At least five attacks fulfilling number 2 and 3

References

↑ Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society. Classification and diagnostic criteria for headache disorders, cranial neuralgias and facial pain. Cephalalgia 1988; 8 (Suppl 7):1–96

Classification