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Headache: Severe (Cephalgia)

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Headache: Severe (Cephalgia)

ID 3454

A headache, also known as cephalgia or cephalalgia, is when a person feels pain in the head. Types of headaches include tension headaches, migrane (or vascular) headaches, and cluster headaches.

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