A client reports a severe, sharp, stabbing headache and intense pain in and around the eye that lasts for up to 1 hour. history

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A client reports a severe, sharp, stabbing headache and intense pain in and around the eye that lasts for up to 1 hour. history

reveals that the client had similar episodes of headaches previously which lasted for ten weeks. what other symptoms may be manifested by the client? .

Biology

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Basile [38] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-16T04:34:20+03:00

Answer:
Rhinorrhea
Lacrimation
Pupillary constriction

The diagnosis for the patient seems to be a cluster headache. In a cluster headache, the patient will have an intense pain with lacrimation, rhinorrhea, and miosis(pupillary constriction). The pain is unilateral with duration of minutes to hours. It could occur for weeks and <span>disappear </span>for months afterward, makes it called "cluster"..