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Please describe a vascular headache?

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Vascular headaches: Headaches occur because of the dilatation of the cerebral arteries. Precluding, dimishing or shortening the duration of this vasodilation will have a beneficial effect on the headache. Most varieties of ha are vascular in nature, including migranes. There is a phase of vasoconstriction . Here, symptoms, visual, auditory and olfactory may occur.

Answered 7/9/2014

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Vascular headache?: A vascular headache is an outdated definition to describe certain types of headache which were thought to be related to blood vessel dilation or contraction. See your PCP for evaluation, diagnosis and treatment.

Answered 9/23/2014

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