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5. HEADACHE ATTRIBUTED TO HEAD AND/OR NECK TRAUMA 5.1. Acute post-traumatic headache5.2. Chronic post-traumatic headache 5.2.1. Chronic post-traumatic headache attributed to moderate or severe head injury [S06] 5.2.2. Chronic post-traumatic headache attributed to mild head injury [S09.9] 5.3. Acute headache attributed to whiplash injury [S13.4] 5.4. Chronic headache attributed to whiplash injury [S13.4] 5.5. Headache attributed to traumatic intracranial haematoma 5.6. Headache attributed to other head and/or neck trauma [S06]5.7. Post-craniotomy headacheBibliography6. HEADACHE ATTRIBUTED TO CRANIAL OR CERVICAL VASCULAR DISORDER 7. HEADACHE ATTRIBUTED TO NON-VASCULAR INTRACRANIAL DISORDER 8. HEADACHE ATTRIBUTED TO A SUBSTANCE OR ITS WITHDRAWAL 9. HEADACHE ATTRIBUTED TO INFECTION 10. HEADACHE ATTRIBUTED TO DISORDER OF HOMOEOSTASIS 11. HEADACHE OR FACIAL PAIN ATTRIBUTED TO DISORDER OF CRANIUM, NECK, EYES, EARS, NOSE, SINUSES, TEETH, MOUTH OR OTHER FACIAL OR CRANIAL STRUCTURES 12. HEADACHE ATTRIBUTED TO PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER 

IHS	Diagnosis	ICD-10
5.2	Chronic post-traumatic headache	G44.3

Comment:

Chronic post-traumatic headache is often part of the post-traumatic syndrome which includes a variety of symptoms such as equilibrium disturbance, poor concentration, decreased work ability, irritability, depressive mood, sleep disturbances, etc. The relationship between legal settlements and the temporal profile of chronic post-traumatic headache is not clearly established, but it is important to assess patients carefully who may be malingering and/or seeking enhanced compensation.

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