A 41-year-old male patient presents to the emergency department complaining of severe headache pain.He describes it as a piercing,right sided head pain that occurred earlier in day for about 1 hour and now is recurring.You note lacrimation and rhinorrhea on the right side of the face.Which of the following types of headache is the patient describing?

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The patient is describing symptoms of a cluster headache, which is characterized by severe, one-sided head pain, accompanied by lacrimation and rhinorrhea on the same side of the face. Sinusitis could also present with headache pain and rhinorrhea, but it would not typically cause the severe and recurrent pain described by the patient. Migraine headaches are often unilateral and can be severe, but they are typically accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and sound. Subdural hematoma is a type of traumatic brain injury and would present with other neurological symptoms beyond headache pain.

A 41-Year-Old Male Patient Presents to the Emergency Department Complaining