Headaches common in kids months after brain injuryBy Kerry GrensNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who have a concussion or other traumatic brain injury are more likely to develop headaches for up to a
HISTORY: A 20-year-old men's D1 basketball player presented four months after a concussion sustained in basketball. The athlete reported that three weeks after injury, he was asymptomatic and six weeks after injury he was cleared for full return to sport activities by a team physician. He re...
A patient may experience a headache on a daily basis for weeks or months and then be pain-free for years. This type of headache affects men more frequently. They often begin in adolescence but can extend into middle age. During the period in which the cluster headaches occur, pain ...
the odds of having headaches also increased. When compared to people who have not experiencedchildhood trauma, people who had experienced one type of traumatic event had a 24% increased risk of a headache disorder, while people who had experienced four or more types of traumatic events were more...
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Sudden worsening of symptoms after initial improvement Swelling at the site of the injury Persistentvomiting Head Injury Treatment If you think you may have a concussion or suspect that someone else has one, the most important step to take is to prevent further injury. Stop whatever activity you...
Opioids –Headaches that begin after someone takes opioid medication for longer than three months and then stops. They usually go away within a week of stopping medication. Estrogen –Headaches that develop after someone stops using certain estrogen hormones. They're often found in birth control pil...
Post-concussion syndrome may persist for prolonged periods after head trauma. Constant headaches may be present. Age-Related Headache This is more commonly seen in patients over the age of 60 years old. Giant cell arteritis, post-herpetic neuralgia, glaucoma and psychogenic causes should be investig...
Posttraumatic headache: Headache can be part of a postconcussion syndrome. Patients may report vague headaches, fatigue, memory problems, and irritability for months or years after the traumatic event. Temporal arteritis: This is an inflammation of some of the arteries of the extracranial (outside ...
Sudden worsening of symptoms after initial improvement Swelling at the site of the injury Persistentvomiting Head Injury Treatment If you think you may have a concussion or suspect that someone else has one, the most important step to take is to prevent further injury. Stop whatever activity you...