Posttraumatic headache: two scenarios, two treatment strategies
The article is devoted to two scenarios of headache development after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). According to the first scenario, the headache occurs in the acute period of TBI, in the first 7 days and is posttraumatic. According to the second scenario, headache occurrence after TBI is delayed, which excludes its connection to physical trauma. Such headaches have psychogenic nature and can develop as a part of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The efficacy of acetazoleamide (Diacarb) in treatment of posttraumatic headache is discussed.