Posttraumatic headaches in civilians, soldiers, and athletes.
Posttraumatic headaches are one of the most common and controversial secondary headache types. After mild head injury, more than 50% of people develop a postconcussion syndrome which has been controversial for more than 150 years. Headache is estimated as present in 30% to 90% of patients after mild head injury. Most headaches are of the tension type, although migraines can increase in frequency or occur acutely or chronically de novo. A review is provided of headaches in civilians, soldiers after blast trauma, athletes, and post-craniotomy including pathogenesis. The treatments are the same as for the primary phenotypes.
Baylor College of Medicine, 1200 Binz #1370, Houston, TX 77004, USA. Electronic address: revansmd@gmail.com.
Randolph W
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Evans
D000328:Adult; D056352:Athletes; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008889:Military Personnel; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Athletes; Headaches; Migraine; Occipital neuralgia; Posttraumatic; Soldiers; Tension-type