集束性头痛

什么是丛集性头痛?

A cluster headache is a severe headache on one side of the head, 通常是眼睛周围, that occurs periodically in groups or clusters. It is felt as an intense, stabbing pain in the head.

The headaches can occur every day, even several times daily. A single episode can last up to three hours or 15 minutes. The pain ends suddenly, decreasing in intensity and post-pain, you feel tired and weak.

What are the symptoms of 集束性头痛?

丛集性头痛发作很快, 通常没有警告, although it may signal itself by a nausea-like sensation. Signs and symptoms of a cluster headache include:

1. Intense one-sided pain behind or around one eye and in the face, head, and neck.
2. 灼烧感.
3. 眼睛泪液过多.
4. 眼睛发红.
5. Stuffy or runny nostril (on the painful side).
6. Sweating on the face on the painful side
7. 泛红的脸.
8. 眼睛肿胀.
9. 眼睑下垂疼痛.
10. 对光和声音敏感.

丛集性头痛的成因?

The exact cause of cluster headaches has not been established. Still, it is believed to be linked to activity in the brain's hypothalamus. This area acts like our internal biological clock, 控制昼夜节律, 体温, 饥饿, 和干渴.

A cluster headache occurs when a nerve route in the hypothalamus is triggered. The trigeminal nerve controls your sleep and wake cycles and is located near the eye and travels across your forehead, 脸颊, 你的下巴, and above your ear on the same side of the face. When this nerve is triggered, the pain radiates to these areas.

Studies found the hypothalamus to be highly active during cluster headaches.

Cluster headaches are also thought to be linked to the sudden release of the brain chemicals histamine or serotonin.

The triggers for cluster headaches include:

1. 酒精.
2. 吸烟.
3. 高海拔.
4. 明亮或刺眼的光线.
5. 用力或剧烈活动.
6. 热.
7. Nitrates-containing食物.
8. 强烈的气味.
9. 家族病史.

What are the treatments for 集束性头痛?

A thorough diagnosis by a neurologist will help determine the treatment path for cluster headaches. A series of procedures are employed to assess brain function and test your reflexes and nerves.

Imaging tests such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or CT (Computerized Tomography) Scan may also be used to study brain activity.

The treatments for 集束性头痛 include:

1. 100% oxygen therapy: breathing oxygen through a face mask.
2. Pain-relieving medications and injections include prescription medicines for acute attack treatment and preventive treatment.
3. Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (TVNS): Transcutaneous means entering the skin. TVNS involves a tiny device that stimulates the vagus nerve in the neck to reduce pain. A vagus nerve runs on each side of our body, starting from the lower part of the brain and running through the neck, 胸部, 和胃. Stimulating the vagus nerve helps electrical impulses reach the brain, changing brain activity to alleviate some conditions.
4. Implanting stimulation device through surgery: The device emits tiny electrical currents that stimulate an area of the parasympathetic nervous system thought to be linked to cluster headaches.
5. Surgery: It is used when most methods do not yield results.

When should I see a Cluster Headache specialist?

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