Post traumatic headache (PTH)
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Post traumatic headache (PTH). Migraine: this is the most frequent presentation, Tension type headache (TTH). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Presentations
- Migraine: this is the most frequent presentation
- Tension type headache (TTH)
- Chronic daily headache
- Cervicogenic headache
- Occipital neuralgia
- New daily persistent headache (NDPH)
Risk factors
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Typical features
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Triggers
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Associated features
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Differential diagnosis
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Treatment
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Investigational treatments
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References
- Defrin R. Chronic post-traumatic headache: clinical findings and possible mechanisms. J Man Manip Ther 2014; 22:36-44.
- Mavroudis I, Ciobica A, Luca AC, Balmus I-M. Post-traumatic headache: a review of prevalence, clinical features, risk factors, and treatment strategies. J Clin Med 2023; 12:4233.
- Nygaard C, Schytz HW, Odgaard L, et al. Post-traumatic headache two to four months after mild traumatic brain injury: a description of phenotypes and treatment patterns. Cephalalgia 2026; 46:3331024261423477.
- Kraemer Y, Mäki K., Marinkovic I, Nybo T, et al. Post-traumatic headache after mild traumatic brain injury in a one-year follow up study-risk factors and return to work. J Headache Pain 2022; 23:27.
- Lambru G, Benemei S, Andreou AP, Luciani M, Serafini G, van den Brink AM, Martelletti P. Position paper on post-traumatic headache: the relationship between head trauma, stress disorder, and migraine. Pain Ther 2021; 10:1-13.
