Headache is one of the most common medical complaints of the general population. It could be a major symptom of a serious problem like subarachnoid haemorrhage or psychological factors like day to day tension. The knowledge of physiological basis and mechanism of various types of headaches like Migraine, Cluster headache and Tension type headache has been discussed in this article with recent insights and current understanding with new and old evidences. The present article is an attempt to broadly cover this aspect.

Keywords: Headache, Migraine,Tension type headache, Cluster headache, Physiological basis, Pathophysiological mechanism

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