headache (Cefalea)

Headache is a symptom characterized by pain from various structures of the head and sea of ​​the scalp, subcutaneous cellular tissue. Cranial periosteal cranial dura mater meningeal vessels arterial and venous vessels cranial nerves II III IV V VI IX and X the first three cervical nerves paranasal sinuses oidos eyes and nasal cavity. It should be noted that this structure originates Headache (headache). Some types of headaches:

• Tension headache: it is not hereditary, it predominates in women of any age, its appearance is insidious of occipitocervical localization or in band it is oppressive it is relieved by rest and the analgesic ingestion in the palpation is painful points in the insertion of the temporal muscles and occipital.

• Migraine: migraine or migraine is of vascular origin and is caused by a vasoconstriction and vasodilation that produces painful pulsations is more common in women with a family history of migraine is hemicranial and holocranial location (half of the head or the entire head ) is of the pulsar type reaches its maximum intensity in less than an hour its duration is from 4 to 72 hours and disappears when sleeping among the aggravating factors is alcohol consumption chocolate sausage menstruation ovulation bright lights intense sounds the stress. The attenuation of migraine occurs with pregnancy and sleep. Migraines can be with or without aura:

With aura: when the person presents visual or sensory signs and symptoms or intolerance to light intolerance sounds hemiparesis vertigo tinnitus diplopia difficulty to articulate the words decreased hearing among others.

No aura : that which occurs without the presence of some of the symptoms indicated above only nausea vomiting diarrhea intolerance to light and intolerance to sounds.

• Cluster headache: it is more common in men with a family history and is produced by histamine release is sudden onset is a very intense pain of unilateral periorbital or orbital location can be of a pulmonary nature are aggravated with alcohol intake and nitrites have a relatively short duration of 15min to 2 hours reaching its maximum intensity between 2 to 5min and may be accompanied by ptosis palpebral lachrymation, nasal discharge, inflammation of the conjunctiva, etc.