Hemicrania continua headache in a veteran with post traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder without traumatic brain injury

Authors

Brandon A. Kohrt, George Washington UniversityFollow
Erica Duncan, Atlanta Decatur Veterans Medical Center, Decatur, GA

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2012

Journal

Case Reports in Psychiatry

Abstract

Hemicrania continua is a headache characterized by chronic unremitting unilateral pain associated with ipsilateral autonomic findings. This type of headache responds to high-flow oxygen and indomethacin. This case report describes a male veteran with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder who suffers from comorbid hemicrania continua. The psychiatric symptoms were recalcitrant to psychopharmacological intervention. However, when the patient's hemicrania continua was treated appropriately, the patient's psychiatric symptoms also abated. This case demonstrates the need to address physical comorbidities that may exacerbate psychiatric disorders, such as PTSD.

Comments

Reproduced with permission of Hindawi Publishing Corp., Case Reports in Psychiatry.

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

APA Citation

Kohrt, B.A., Duncan, E. (2012). Hemicrania Continua Headache in a Veteran with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder without Traumatic Brain Injury. Case Reports Psychiatry, 2012, 937217.

Peer Reviewed

1

Open Access

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