Håkan Ashina, Hans-Christoph Diener, Cristina Tassorelli, Ann I Scher, Richard B Lipton, Patricia Pozo-Rosich, Alexandra J Sinclair, Catherine D Chong, Alan G Finkel, Messoud Ashina, Todd J Schwedt, David W Dodick, Gisela M Terwindt
BACKGROUND: Persistent headache attributed to traumatic injury to the head is divided into two subtypes, one attributed to moderate or severe traumatic injury and another attributed to mild traumatic injury (i.e., concussion). The latter is much more prevalent, in part because more than 90% of cases with traumatic brain injury are classified as mild. The pathophysiology of persistent post-traumatic headache is poorly understood and the underlying mechanisms are likely multifactorial. There is currently no approved treatment specifically for persistent post-traumatic headache, and management strategies rely on medications used for migraine or tension-type headache...
March 2024: Cephalalgia: An International Journal of Headache