While we have offices in Milwaukee and Madison, we handle post traumatic headache cases that happen throughout Wisconsin.
Post Traumatic Headache Attorney Milwaukee, Wisconsin
– Post-Traumatic Headache
is one of the most common symptoms following trauma to the head or neck. Whiplash injuries
often result in Post-Traumatic Headaches. Fortunately, the majority of Post-Traumatic Headaches usually resolve in the weeks or months post-accident. Unfortunately, in many patients the headaches do not resolve and they become permanent.
Interestingly, the medical profession has found no relationship between the severity of the trauma and the severity and permanency of the Post-Traumatic Headaches. If Post-Traumatic Headaches
are still being experienced consistently after 6-12 months post-accident, they are most likely permanent in nature.
Post-Traumatic Headaches are oftentimes accompanied by other symptoms included in the diagnosis Post-Concussive Syndrome or Traumatic Brain Injury. These other symptoms can include, but are certainly not limited to the following:
- dizziness
- difficulty concentrating
- nervousness
- personality changes
- insomnia
- Headache, no typical characteristics known, fulfilling criteria C and D
- Head trauma with all the following:
- either no loss of consciousness, or loss of consciousness of less than 30 minutes duration
- Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) greater than or equal to 13
- symptoms and/or signs diagnostic of concussion
- Headache develops within 7 days after head trauma
- Headache persists for more than 3 months after head trauma
If you are experiencing
Post-Traumatic Headaches
it is critical for you to track the intensity, duration and frequency of the headaches. This information is critical to your physician in properly diagnosing and treating your condition. Download the
Post-Traumatic Headache Journal. This information is also invaluable to your personal injury case. Accurate recording of post-traumatic headaches will allow your attorney to chart out the frequency of your headaches and demonstrate to the jury just how significant the headache condition is for the injury victim.