Post Traumatic Headache

Post Traumatic Headache

Nathan Zasler, M.D.
Information on causes and types of headaches after concussion, traumatic brain injury, head trauma or neck injury.  Discusses options for treatment with tips for talking with the doctor about headaches after trauma.
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Many individuals have headaches after a neck or head injury.  Effects range from temporary to long term discomfort, from mild symptoms to severe pain.  Explains methods of assessment used by physicians and gives tips for management of headaches after head injury. Describes common types of headaches after trauma with suggestions for treatment and pain management.

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Item PTH
Pages 8
Year 2007, second printing

Authors

Nathan Zasler, M.D.

Dr. Zasler's reseach is in medical rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury, rehabilitation of post concussive disorders, neurotrauma and neurorehabilitation. He is CEO and Director of the Concussion Care Centre of Virginia and Tree of Life Services, Inc. He also serves as a Professor at the University of Virginia, Medical College of Virginia and the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. 

Contents

This tip card helps individuals, family members and clinicians...

  • recognize causes of headache
  • understand methods of assessment
  • manage post-traumatic headache

Headaches after Trauma

Sources of Head Pain

The Doctor’s Evaluation

Types of Headaches

  • Musculoskeletal headache
  • Cervical / cervicogenic headache
  • Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD)
  • Tension type headache
  • Neuritic and neuralgic pain
  • Neurovascular or migraine headache

Pain Management

Conclusion

References

Excerpts

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Headache after Trauma

The most common physical complaint in up to 70% of all people with a mild brain injury or concussion is headache. It also occurs after more severe brain injury, but is not reported as frequently for some unknown reason. When people seek medical care after a concussion, head trauma or neck whiplash injury, they are often diagnosed with "post-traumatic headache" (PTHA). This is really a catchall phrase. It tells nothing about the headache’s cause or how to treat it.

Sources of Head Pain

There are many different sources of head and neck pain, both inside and outside the head. The brain is not a source of pain as it has no feeling. There are many other areas of the body that can cause headaches. Sometimes it is easy to identify and treat these sites. Other times, it is far more complicated.

Your doctor may ask questions about your injury to better understand the cause(s) of your headache. For example, if you were in a car crash, the doctor may question you about seat restraints and the speed of the vehicle. Information will be gathered about any history of direct blows to your head or body and any history of head, neck and whiplash injury.

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