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A headache, or cephalalgia, is a medical condition of pain in an individual's head. The pain can range from mild to severe, and at one time amongst humans was one of the most common localized pain complaints.

Headaches can have a number of causes—such as stress, tension, migraine, eye strain, dehydration, low blood sugar, and sinusitis. They can also be present due to a head injury. Vulcan nerve pinches were known to at times cause severe headaches, as both Doctor Leonard McCoy and James T. Kirk learned from first hand experience.(TOS novel: Enterprise: The First Adventure; TOS episode: "The Enterprise Incident")

Devices such as thought makers could also be used to inflict severe headaches on individuals.

Sometime prior to 2364, Federation scientists had made detailed charts of the humanoid brain, giving them a much greater understanding of the brain and conditions such as headaches. With this new knowledge, Federation doctors were able to prevent or easily treat many types of headaches. (TNG episode: "The Battle")

External links

Headache article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
Headache article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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-A '''Headache''', or cephalalgia, is condition of pain in an individual's head.  The pain can range from mild to severe, and at one time amongst humans were one of the most common localized pain complaints.
+A '''headache''', or '''cephalalgia''', is a [[medicine|medical]] condition of pain in an individual's head. The pain can range from mild to severe, and at one time amongst humans was one of the most common localized pain complaints.
-Headaches can have a number of causes - such as stress, tension, migraine, eye strain, dehydration, low blood sugar, and sinusitis.  They can also be present due to a head injury.  Vulcan neck pinches were known to at times cause severe headaches, as both Doctor [[Leonard McCoy]] and [[James T. Kirk]] learned from first hand experience.({{n|TOS|Enterprise: The First Adventure}} and {{e|TOS|The Enterprise Incident}})  Devices such as [[thought makers]] could also be used to inflict severe headaches on individuals.({{e|TNG|The Battle}})
+Headaches can have a number of causes—such as stress, tension, migraine, [[eye]] strain, dehydration, low [[blood]] [[sugar]], and sinusitis.  They can also be present due to a head injury. [[Vulcan nerve pinch]]es were known to at times cause severe headaches, as both Doctor [[Leonard McCoy]] and [[James T. Kirk]] learned from first hand experience.({{n|TOS|Enterprise: The First Adventure}}; {{e|TOS|The Enterprise Incident}})
+Devices such as [[thought maker|thought makers]] could also be used to inflict severe headaches on individuals.
-Sometime prior to [[2364]], [[Federation]] scientists had made detailed charts of the humanoid brain, given them a much greater understanding of the brain and conditions such as headaches.  With this new knowledge, Federation doctors were able to prevent or easily treat headaches. ({{e|TNG|The Battle}})
+Sometime prior to [[2364]], [[Federation]] scientists had made detailed charts of the humanoid brain, giving them a much greater understanding of the brain and conditions such as headaches. With this new knowledge, Federation doctors were able to prevent or easily treat many types of headaches. ({{e|TNG|The Battle}})
-==See Also==
+==External links==
 * {{memoryalpha}}
 * {{wikipedia|Headache}}
+[[category:medical conditions]]