User:Mr. Ibrahem/Headache

Headache is the symptom of pain in the face or head. If they occur recurrently it is known as a headache disorder. Frequent headaches can affect relationships and employment. There is also an increased risk of depression in those with severe headaches.

Headaches can occur either primarily or as a result of an underlying issue. Primary headaches include migraine, tension-type headache, and cluster headache. Secondary headaches include medication overuse headache, subarachnoid bleeding, meningitis, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, vertebral dissection, glaucoma, sinusitis, temporal arteritis, brain tumors, carbon monoxide poisoning, eclampsia, and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Diagnosis is typically based on symptoms and potential supported by medical imaging or lumbar puncture.

Treatment of a headache depends on the underlying cause, but commonly involves pain medication. Opiates generally are not recommended. Most (96%) of headaches are not life threatening.

About half of adults have a headache in a given year and up to 4% have headaches more than half the days in a month. Tension headaches are the most common, affecting about 1.6 billion people (21.8% of the population) followed by migraine headaches which affect about 848 million (11.7%). Headaches are most common in people 25 to 40 years old.