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ClusterHeadache
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Prognosis

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Thepainofclusterheadachescanbeintolerable.Infact,ahigherthan
averagerateofsuicidehasbeenreportedinmenwiththeseheadaches.
Eventually,aspeopleage,theattackscease,butdoctorscannotpredict
whenorhowtheywillend.

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symptomsaresimilartothoseofstroke,butlastonlybriefly.ATIAis
oftenawarningsignthatapersonisatriskforhavingamoresevere
stroke.Headacheswithaurasmayalsoincreasetheriskforeyeretinal
damage(retinopathy).Aurarelatedheadachesmayaffectthesmallblood
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NationalHeadacheFoundation
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AmericanAcademyofNeurology
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DisordersandStroke
OrganizationforUnderstanding
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