Worst Headache of Your Life
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Worst Headache of Your Life Overview
Headaches are a common reason for a visit to the doctor. Almost everyone gets headaches now and then. Some people have more serious types of headaches requiring specialized medical treatment. On rare occasions, a headache may be a symptom of a life-threatening problem.
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Although migraine is a term applied to certain headaches with a vascular quality, overwhelming evidence suggests that migraine is a dominantly inherited disorder characterized by varying degrees of recurrent vascular-quality headache, photophobia, sleep disruption, and depression.
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