Acute post-traumatic headache attributed to moderate or severe head injury
A. Headache, no typical characteristics known, fulfilling criteria C and D
B. Head trauma with at least one of the following:
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Loss of consciousness for >30 minutes
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Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) <13
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Post-traumatic amnesia for >48 hours
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Imaging demonstration of a traumatic brain lesion (cerebral haematoma, intracerebral and/or subarachnoid haemorrhage, brain contusion and/or skull fracture)
C. Headache develops within 7 days after head trauma or after regaining consciousness following head trauma
D. One or other of the following:
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Headache resolves within 3 months after head trauma
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Headache persists but 3 months have not yet passed since head trauma
Chronic post-traumatic headache attributed to moderate or severe head injury
A. Headache, no typical characteristics known, fulfilling criteria C-D
B. Head trauma with at least 1 of the following:
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Loss of consciousness for >30 minutes
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Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) <13
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Post-traumatic amnesia for >48 hours
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Imaging demonstration of a traumatic brain lesion (cerebral haematoma, intracerebral/subarachnoid haemorrhage, brain contusion, skull fracture)
C. Headache develops within 7 days after head trauma or after regaining consciousness following head trauma
D. Headache persists for >3 months after head trauma
