Abstract

Headache is a symptom which is found in a variety of conditions. Two of the commonest syndromes in which it plays an important role are those associated with trauma and the reaction patterns expressed in psychoneurosis. In our clinic these two types of headaches far exceed all other groups in number. Because of the lack of unanimity with respect to diagnostic criteria in the classification of various types of chronic headache, we wish first to present and discuss briefly the criteria used in this study. Patients classified as having post-traumatic headaches fulfilled the following criteria: the headaches of which they complained appeared after head trauma and persisted for longer than two months following the trauma. 1 No attempt has been made in the present study to subdivide this group of patients further in any way for purposes of statistical analysis and comparison, e. g., open versus closed injuries and duration

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