Most headaches don’t endanger your life, but occasionally a headache is a symptom of a very serious condition. Learn the danger signs.

Stratified by gender, headache increased risk for suicide attempt more among men (aHR, 2.14; 95% CI, 1.76-2.62) than women (aHR, 2.00; 95% CI, 1.76-2.26) and suicide completion more among women (aHR, ...

Several morphometric studies suggest that gray matter volume and/or concentration is decreased in pain-transmitting areas in patients with migraine or tension-type headache. Given the rapid ...

The choice of agent should be guided by the headache phenotype, with tension-type headache and migraine without aura being the most common. Topiramate was discussed previously but bears mentioning ...

The tension from clenching the jaw can lead to tension-type headache." To tackle bruxism, experts typically suggest using painkillers and ice packs to alleviate the pain, along with adopting ...

Drugs currently used for treating chronic tension-type headache only reduce headache frequency by about a third and are associated with side effects. Topiramate, an antiepileptic drug with ...

For example, a 2017 review published in The Journal of Headache and Pain studied the results of seven different controlled trials on patients who suffered from migraines or tension-type headaches ...