Posted by Brian W on February 09, 1999 at 17:11:06:
In Reply to: A virus connection for the clusterhead blues? posted by Tortuga on February 07, 1999 at 21:51:29:
Here is part of an article that does connect clusters with a virus:
Cluster headache associated with parainfluenza virus, preceded and succeeded by
migraine.
Author
Blanchard BM
Address
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Conn., USA.
Source
Headache, 38(2):132-4 1998 Feb
Abstract
A serologically proven case of parainfluenza viral infection was associated with the onset and
disappearance of cluster headache. The patient had long-standing migraine that ceased
during the cluster headache period and recurred when the latter stopped.
More commonly amongst sufferers is a belief that the cluster has it's roots in a yeast type infection. Jim (Candida Boy) Carney (sorry Jim..grin) has been trying to tell us all of his cure. He treated his clusters by using antifungal medication. Diflucan is his antifungal of choice. Read back through the archives both here and at Mass Gen Hosp/Harvard and you will find articles written by Jim.
The previous influenza article was found at Infotrieve
www.infotrieve.com/freemedline
Painfree days a'head to all,
Brian