OBJECTIVES To conduct a systematic review of the randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) of complementary/alternative (CAM) therapies in the treatment of non-migrainous headache (i.e. excluding migraine, cluster and organic headaches). DESIGN Systematic review with quality scoring and evidence tables. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Number of RCTs per therapy, quality scores, evidence tables. ...

Background and Aim: We aimed to determine the prognostic imaging and clinical markers of chronic Post-Traumatic Sleep-Wake Disorders (PTSWDs) with a special focus on the early cognitive and executive dysfunctions following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). The prevalence rate of Post-Traumatic Psychiatric Disorders (PTPDs) in various sleep disorders was also investigated. Methods and Materials/Pat...

Posttraumatic headache (PTH) is the most common symptom following mild head injury. These headaches are often very difficult to manage because of the problems in evaluating and treating a subjective symptom, the unclear clinical picture, and minimal evidence of organic abnormality. This document will provide a detailed review of PTH and the psychological / physiological factors contributing to ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE Computed tomography (CT) is frequently used in evaluating children with blunt head trauma. Routine use of CT, however, has disadvantages. Therefore, we sought to derive a decision rule for identifying children at low risk for traumatic brain injuries. METHODS We enrolled children with blunt head trauma at a pediatric trauma center in an observational cohort study between July ...

The syndrome of spontaneous low CSF volume headache is caused by spontaneous or traumatic leaks of the CSF from the subarachnoid space. The CSF hypovolaemia causes sagging of the brain and traction of cranial nerves leading sometimes to overt cranial nerve palsies. We report three cases of this syndrome, in which abducens nerve palsy developed after postural headache in two patients, and neck a...

OBJECTIVES To determine if physical and/or psychological risk factors could differentiate between subtypes of primary headache (migraine, tension-type headache (TTH), and coexisting migraine and TTH (combined)) among members of a longitudinal birth cohort study. METHODS At age 26, the headache status of members of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study (DMHDS) was determin...

OBJECTIVES To describe the findings in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with acute headache that could distinguish subarachnoid hemorrhage from the effects of a traumatic lumbar puncture. DESIGN A substudy of a prospective multicenter cohort study. SETTING 12 Canadian academic emergency departments, from November 2000 to December 2009. PARTICIPANTS Alert patients aged over 15 with an acu...

OBJECTIVE To review the literature addressing the assessment and management of pain in patients with polytraumatic injuries including traumatic brain injury (TBI) and blast-related headache, and to identify patient, clinician and systems factors associated with pain-related outcomes. DESIGN Systematic review. METHODS We conducted searches in MEDLINE of literature published from 1950 through...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to determine who gets post-concussion syndrome (PCS) after mild traumatic brain injury or head injury. METHODS Patients presented within an hour of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Written informed consent was obtained from all patients, who then provided detailed answers to surveys at the time of injury as well as at 1 week and 1 month follow-up....