Posttraumatic headaches among United States soldiers injured in Afghanistan and Iraq

Headache

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1216-1225

  Evans, Randolph W ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast trauma; Mild traumatic brain injury; Post concussion syndrome; Posttraumatic headaches; Posttraumatic stress disorder; United States soldiers

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALMOTRIPTAN; AMITRIPTYLINE; CAFFEINE; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; DULOXETINE; ISOMETHEPTENE; LIDOCAINE; METOPROLOL; NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; TOPIRAMATE; VENLAFAXINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BLAST INJURY; CASE REPORT; CONCENTRATION LOSS; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; HELMET; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRAQ; MALE; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; POSTTRAUMATIC HEADACHE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOLDIER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOMITING; BRAIN INJURY; EXPERT WITNESS; HEADACHE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; BRAIN INJURIES; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HEADACHE; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51249086202     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2008.01216.x     Document Type: Article

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