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Cluster Headache and Other Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias

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Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) are a group of primary headache disorders characterized by severe unilateral pain accompanied by autonomic signs and symptoms. Cluster headache is the most common TAC. Presented are clinical features and treatment options.

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  1. Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Susanne Seeger

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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Seeger, S. (2019). Cluster Headache and Other Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias. In: Abd-Elsayed, A. (eds) Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99124-5_122

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