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My headache story – Part 7: Neurostimulator

1 June 2016steve1 Comment on My headache story – Part 7: Neurostimulator

Series of blogposts about how cluster headache entered my life en how I deal with that. Part 7: How I got my neurostimulator.

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Headache Story, Personal ExperienceATI, cluster headache, neurostimulator, spg, surgery

European Headache Alliance speech

26 February 2016steveNo Comments on European Headache Alliance speech

Speech I gave at the European Parliament on 24 February 2016 at an event organised by the European Headache Alliance and European Headache Federation.

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Misc, Personal Experiencecluster headache, EHA, European Headache Alliance, Speech
My headache story

My headache story – Part 6: Side effects

20 February 2016steve3 Comments on My headache story – Part 6: Side effects

Series of blogposts about how cluster headache entered my life en how I deal with that. Part 6: side effects of cluster headache medication.

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Headache Story, Personal Experiencecluster headache, deseril, GON block, lithium, low heart rate, side effects, swollen feet, verapamil
Pain levels during cluster headache attack

Cluster headache attack visual

17 February 2016steveNo Comments on Cluster headache attack visual

Visual representation of how I experience a sever cluster headache attack.

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Misc, Personal Experience
My headache story

My headache story – Part 5: the headache specialist

16 February 2016steveNo Comments on My headache story – Part 5: the headache specialist

Series of blogposts about how cluster headache entered my life en how I deal with that. Part 5: the headache specialist.

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Headache Story, Personal Experiencecluster headache, headache specialist, neurologist, university hospital
Night sky

Attack at night

19 October 2015steveNo Comments on Attack at night

A cluster headache attack at night is no joke. Read here how it feels for a sufferer.

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Misc, Personal Experience
Episodic cluster headaches

The rarity of cluster headaches

30 September 2015steveNo Comments on The rarity of cluster headaches

An image speaks louder than 1.000 words. The rarity of cluster headaches illustrated with two images: one for episodic and one for chronic cluster headache.

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Medical Infocluster headache, graph, picture, prevalence, rarity
My headache story

My headache story – Part 4: Neurologist hopping

27 September 2015steveNo Comments on My headache story – Part 4: Neurologist hopping

Series of blogposts about how cluster headache entered my life en how I deal with that. Part 4: Neurologist hopping.

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Headache Storybiography, cluster headache, neurologist, personal
imitrex / imigran

Imigran: wonder drug

24 September 2015steveNo Comments on Imigran: wonder drug

Imigran is a wonder drug in the battle against cluster headache attacks. Unfortunately it’s can get very expensive, at least here in Belgium.

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Medical Infoheadache attack, imigran, imitrex, injection, sumatriptan
My headache story

My headache story – Part 3: Cluster headache diagnosis

21 September 2015steveNo Comments on My headache story – Part 3: Cluster headache diagnosis

Series of blogposts about how cluster headache entered my life en how I deal with that. Part 3: I get my cluster headache diagnosis.

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Headache Story, Personal Experiencebiography, cluster headache, diagnosis, personal
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