This study asked what incites the development of a new daily persistent headache in children. A total of 175 children with chronic daily headache were prospectively identified and observed by the author. Of these patients, 40 (23%) with a new daily persistent headache were identified. These patients had no significant prior headache history. Seventeen patients (43%) had the onset of their sympt...

The problem was analyzed and the pathophysiology of post-dural puncture headache highlighted. Clinical manifestations, risk factors diagnosis this complication are given. Modern methods for treatment described. own experience on prevention made public with conclusion that when using Ball-Pen needles, only 12 (0.56 %) 2125 patients complained hea­dache, which is 12.5 times less than average stat...

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BACKGROUND Posttraumatic headache (PTH) occurs in up to 82% of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs in 39% of those with PTH. This study evaluates whether PTSD affects PTH disability. METHODS Eighty-six patients with TBI were prospectively evaluated in a secondary care trauma center. Headache disability was assessed using the Headache Impact ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence and types of head or neck trauma and headache characteristics among US Army soldiers evaluated for chronic headaches at a military neurology clinic following a combat tour in Iraq. BACKGROUND Head or neck trauma and headaches are common in US soldiers deployed to Iraq. The temporal association between mild head trauma and headaches, as well as the clinical...

Purpose Exposure to deployment, combat, and other traumatic events can induce a spectrum of physical, cognitive, psychological and behavioral effects. This constellation has been termed the “Trauma Spectrum Response” (TSR) and includes depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), sleep disturbances, substance abuse, cognition, headache, pain, and spi...

Post-traumatic headache (PTH) is the most common symptom found in the post-traumatic syndrome, whose onset occurs within seven days of the trauma. The condition is characterized as acute when it persists for up to 3 months. PTH beyond this period is considered chronic. Objectives The objective of this study was to determine the clinical features of chronic post-traumatic headache (cPTH) and i...

UNLABELLED Although head CT is often routinely performed in emergency department (ED) patients with syncope, few studies have assessed its value. OBJECTIVES To determine the yield of routine head CT in ED patients with syncope and analyse the factors associated with a positive CT. METHODS Prospective, observational, cohort study of consecutive patients presenting with syncope to an urban te...

This paper reports five cases who repeatedly had migraine attacks triggered by mild head trauma. All the cases had some of the various neurological manifestations of migraine as a part of the attacks, and in three cases these manifestations generally occurred without headache. Although there are reports about patients beginning their 'career' in migraine after suffering head trauma (Michael and...