A client presents with complaints of a headache with intense throbbing and one sided pain in the eye and temple region. What type of headache is this client experiencing?
a. classic migraine c. tension
b. cluster d. secondary
B
A cluster headache is characterized by an intense throbbing with unilateral pain in the orbitotemporal area. This type of headache causes awakening two to three times during the night and is accompanied by watering eyes, nasal congestion, runny nose, and facial flushing over the throbbing area. The same side of head usually involved and these headaches usually occur in men. Duration of a cluster headache is 30 minutes to 2 hours.
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