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News Edition August 2023

September 2023, Episode 161: News Episode August 2023 We have a new episode of HeadWise out now! In this August News Episode, Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, and Headache Specialist Dr. Tim Smith, MD, discuss new data related to: · Treatment for…

Veterans and Headache Disorders

June 2021, Episode 97: Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, welcomes Jan Lewis Brandes, MD for this special edition of Heads UP to discuss veterans’ issues, post-traumatic concussion, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the multitude of other injuries leading to migraine and headache…

Post-Traumatic Headache Affects Civilians and Military Personnel

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a prevalent, serious health problem with potentially long-lasting effects. Each year in the United States, 1.7 million people sustain a TBI that requires medical attention. Wars in the Middle East have led to more than…

Traumatic Brain Injury Commonly Causes Headache in Girls and Adolescents

Girls who experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI) are more likely to have headaches following the injury than boys, according to a recent study. Adolescents are also more likely to have headaches following such an injury compared to younger children….

Traumatic Brain Injury Frequently Leads to Headache

Headache after a traumatic brain injury is more common than previously understood, according to a recent study reported in the Journal of Neurotrauma. In the first year after injury, 71% percent of study participants reported headache, much higher than earlier…