Multiple sclerosis and headaches are not always associated. Many multiple sclerosis patients are relatively headache free, except when their medications trigger side effects that include headaches. Multiple sclerosis patients may also sometimes experience headaches that are triggered by their medical condition. When this happens, these headaches might be referred to as multiple sclerosis headaches.

“Multiple sclerosis headaches” is not a clinical term. It’s simply a convenient way of describing those headaches that develop directly or indirectly as a result of multiple sclerosis. Various types of headaches, distinct in their presentation, fall into this category. They include optic neuritis headaches, depression headaches, cluster headaches, migraines and tension headaches.

On Various Types of Headaches and Multiple Sclerosis

It is fitting to begin this elaboration on multiple sclerosis and headaches with the description of optic neuritis headaches, because damage to the optic nerve and its effect on the functioning of the …