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  2. Tension headache - Wikipedia

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    Tension headache, stress headache, or tension-type headache (TTH), is the most common type of primary headache. The pain usually radiates from the lower back of the head, the neck, the eyes, or other muscle groups in the body typically affecting both sides of the head.

  3. NIH classification of headaches - Wikipedia

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    Traction and inflammatory headaches are symptoms of other disorders, ranging from stroke to sinus infection. Specific types of headaches include: Tension headache; Migraine; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (headache with visual symptoms due to raised intracranial pressure) Ictal headache; Cluster headache

  4. Pressure point - Wikipedia

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    Accounts of pressure-point fighting appeared in Chinese Wuxia fiction novels and became known by the name of Dim Mak, or "Death Touch", in western popular culture in the 1960s. While it is undisputed that there are sensitive points on the human body where even comparatively weak pressure may induce significant pain or serious injury, the ...

  5. Headache - Wikipedia

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    A headache, also known as cephalalgia, is the symptom of pain in the face, head, or neck.It can occur as a migraine, tension-type headache, or cluster headache. [1] [2] There is an increased risk of depression in those with severe headaches.

  6. New daily persistent headache - Wikipedia

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    New daily persistent headache (NDPH) is a primary headache syndrome which can mimic chronic migraine and chronic tension-type headache.The headache is daily and unremitting from very soon after onset (within 3 days at most), usually in a person who does not have a history of a primary headache disorder.

  7. High Blood Pressure Headaches: What They Are and How to ... - AOL

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    High blood pressure crisis and headaches. If your blood pressure is 180/120 mm Hg or higher and you have chest pain, back pain, or vision changes, you may be having a hypertensive emergency ...

  8. Orthostatic headache - Wikipedia

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    Orthostatic headache is a medical condition in which a person develops a headache while vertical and the headache is relieved when horizontal. [1] [2] Previously it was often misdiagnosed as different primary headache disorders such as migraine or tension headaches. Increasing awareness of the symptom and its causes has prevented delayed or ...

  9. Intracranial pressure - Wikipedia

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    The headache is classically a morning headache that may wake the person up. The brain is relatively poorly supplied by oxygen as a result of mild hypoventilation during the sleeping hours leading to hypercapnia and vasodilation. Cerebral edema may worsen during the night due to the lying position. The headache is worse on coughing, sneezing, or ...