A5.1 Acute headache attributed to traumatic injury to the headHartmut Gobel2018-01-31T16:01:47+00:00

A1. Migraine
A2. Tension-type headache (alternative criteria)
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A3. Trigeminal-autonomic cephalalgias (TACs)
A4. Other primary headache disorders
- A4.11 Epicrania fugax
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A5. Headache attributed to trauma or injury to the head and/or neck
A6. Headache attributed to cranial and/or cervical vascular disorder
- A6.10 Persistent headache attributed to past cranial and/or cervical vascular disorder
A7. Headache attributed to non-vascular intracranial disorder
A8. Headache attributed to a substance or its withdrawal
- A8.4 Persistent headache attributed to past use of or exposure to a substance
A9. Headache attributed to infection
A10. Headache attributed to disorder of homoeostasis
A11. Headache or facial pain attributed to disorder of the cranium, neck, eyes, ears, nose, sinuses, teeth, mouth or other facial or cervical structure
A12. Headache attributed to psychiatric disorder

A5.1 Acute headache attributed to traumatic injury to the head

Comment:

The current stipulation that headache must begin (or be reported to have begun) within 7 days of head injury (or awareness of the injury) is somewhat arbitrary. Some data suggest that headache may begin after a longer interval. In the following suggested diagnostic criteria, the maximal time interval between the head injury and headache onset is set at 3 months, but it is presumed that headaches that begin in closer temporal proximity to the injury are more likely to be accurately attributed to the injury. Future studies should continue to investigate the utility of these and alternative diagnostic criteria for A5.1 Acute headache attributed to traumatic injury to the head that allow for headache to begin beyond 7 days and up to 3 months after the injury.