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Canclusterheadachesbe
prevented?
Onceclusterheadacheshavebeen
accuratelydiagnosed,longtermtreatment
canbebeneficialtodecreaseorprevent
futurecycles.However,asthespecific
underlyingcauseisn'tknown,itmaytake
sometimetocontroltheheadachecycles.

Whatistheprognosisforcluster
headaches?
Overtime,clusterheadacheseemsto
diminishinfrequency,butthismaytake
manyyears.Clusterheadachecangointo
remission foranextendedperiodoftime
andthenrecur.Assuch,discussionwith

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Clusterheadachedoesnotappeartobe
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