Based on this description, what is your most likely diagnosis?

A 29-year-old computer programmer comes to your office for evaluation of a headache. The tightening sensation is located all over the head and is of moderate intensity. It used to last minutes, but this time it has lasted for 5 days. He denies photophobia and nausea. He spends several hours each day at a computer monitor/keyboard. He has tried over-the-counter medication; it has dulled the pain but not taken it away.

A) Tension
B) Migraine
C) Cluster
D) Analgesic rebound


A) Tension
This is a description of a typical tension headache.

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