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Monday, June 1, 2020

Cluster headache sufferers face years of delay in diagnosis, study shows

Research shows misdiagnosis of ‘suicide headaches’ as migraines is delaying treatment for patients

Tens of thousands of Britons who suffer from “suicide headaches” face years of delay in getting diagnosed because GPs often mistake their symptoms for a migraine, new research reveals.

Cluster headache, the medical term for the condition, is as common as but much less well known than other neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s disease. One in 1,000 people have it. It involves excruciating pain that can last for anything between 15 minutes and three hours. It is known as “suicide headache” because 64% of sufferers think about taking their own life.

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