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Can Trauma Cause Migraine Headaches?
Risk Factors
Gender
About 75% of all migraine sufferers are women. Although the incidence of migraine is similar for boys and girls during childhood, it increases in girls after puberty. Migraine most commonly affects women between the ages of 20 - 45.
Fluctuations of female hormones, such as estrogen and progesterone, appear to increase the risk for migraines and their severity in some women. About half of women with migraines report headaches associated with their menstrual cycle. For some...
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From Our Experts
11/20/07 #7: Indefinite headaches caused by a brain trauma?
Full Question:I had a bad whiplash and a cracked sacrum in 1995 from a work related injury. From that point until now, I have suffered with... Read more »
Don't Ignore Head Trauma and Headaches
The transcript of this podcast is below. If you prefer to listen to it, you can easily do so from the MigraineCast Web site. Hello... Read more »
Migraine and Headache Questions: Week of 11/20/07
Do you have questions about headaches or Migraines? Many of our readers do, and each week, and Dr. John Claude Krusz and Teri Robert answer... Read more »
1/28/08 #8: Can stress from loss cause a chronic daily headache or...
Full Question:I would like to know if stress from loss (bereavement: loss of father) can cause a chronic daily headache or transformed... Read more »
From Our Sources
Soldiers' Chronic Headaches Linked to Mild Head Trauma
Over the last few years, long-needed evaluation of our military for Migraine and other headache disorders exacerbated or caused by event and / or ... Read more »
Mild trauma linked to soldiers' headaches
Mild head or neck injuries may be to blame for headache pain experienced by soldiers returning from combat, researchers say. A study by two... Read more »
Migraine Diary
It is a good idea to type and print your migraine diary before you see your doctor in order to keep it legible and clean. If you arrive prepared,... Read more »
Post-Traumatic Headache: The Basics
Post-traumatic headache (PTH) is headache that occurs after an injury. Most commonly, it occurs following a head injury, but it can also occur... Read more »
Migraines and Headaches: When to See a Doctor
Statistically, most headaches and Migraine attacks are painful and disruptive, but not dangerous. Still, head pain can be a symptom of other... Read more »
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Learn the role that the trigeminal nerve plays in causing cluster headaches in this diagram... Read more »
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