Can cluster headache kill people?

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Cluster headache was also known as histamine headache, ciliary neuralgia, sphenopalatine neuralgia, migraine neuralgia and Horton syndrome. It is a symptom of cluster headache, which is often seen in middle-aged men. Can cluster headache kill people? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

Can cluster headache kill people?

Cluster headache is a kind of migraine, usually caused by a variety of reasons, some by bacterial infection, some by tissue recurrence and proliferation. But no matter what the cause of headache, the patient's mood when headache out of control, will be very unbearable!

Cluster headache, in essence, is not fatal, but many patients at the time of onset, due to unbearable pain, may make a tendency of self abuse or suicide. If you take painkillers for a long time, it is likely to produce dependence, so this kind of headache is very painful.

Cluster headache, at present, there is no good medicine can completely cure, so once the disease, lifelong need to take drugs, and the investment of patients will be more and more serious with the time of illness. Therefore, this type of patients usually have poor psychological quality and bad mood.

matters needing attention

Cluster headache is not contagious. When a patient is sick, his family members should accompany and take care of him or her more. Try to distract him or her. Don't focus too much on headache. Believe in future medicine and do something that can be completely cured in one day. So we should encourage patients to persist.