Neurol. praxi. 2025;26(3):230-232 | DOI: 10.36290/neu.2024.072

Posttraumatic headache

doc. MUDr. Zbyšek Pavelek, Ph.D.
Neurologická klinika LF a FN Hradec Králové

Posttraumatic headache (PTH), a headache that develops within 7 days of a causative injury, is one of the most common secondary headaches. PTH are mostly attributed to mild traumatic brain injury. The risk of PTH is the transition to chronic and possibly debilitating conditions.

Keywords: headache, post-traumatic headache, traumatic brain injury.

Received: October 21, 2024; Revised: October 28, 2024; Accepted: November 8, 2024; Prepublished online: November 8, 2024; Published: July 4, 2025  Show citation

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Pavelek Z. Posttraumatic headache. Neurol. praxi. 2025;26(3):230-232. doi: 10.36290/neu.2024.072.
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