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Published in: Current Pain and Headache Reports 6/2016

01-06-2016 | Concussion and Head Injury (T Seifert, Section Editor)

Interventional Treatment for Post-traumatic Headache

Author: Francis X. Conidi

Published in: Current Pain and Headache Reports | Issue 6/2016

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Abstract

Post-traumatic headache (migraine) is the most common symptom of concussion and traumatic brain injury. An expert opinion-based review along with a literature review (PubMed) was conducted looking at known interventional procedures for post-traumatic headache using the keywords post-traumatic headache, post-traumatic migraine headache, concussion, mild traumatic brain injury, and traumatic brain injury and the following categories: mechanism, pathophysiology, treatment, physical therapy, neurostimulation, Botox@/Onabotulinum toxin, and surgical intervention. The results returned a total of 181 articles of which 52 were selected. None of the articles included randomized placebo-controlled studies, and most were either prospective or retrospective case analysis and/or review articles or consensus opinion papers, with most studies yielding positive results. Despite a lack of hard evidence, interventional procedures, alone or in combination, appear to be an effective treatment for post-traumatic headaches.
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Metadata
Title
Interventional Treatment for Post-traumatic Headache
Author
Francis X. Conidi
Publication date
01-06-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Pain and Headache Reports / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 1531-3433
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3081
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-016-0570-z

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