Symptoms And Diagnosis Of Chronic Post Traumatic Headaches Essay

Patient states that she has had no head injuries, past or present. Patient states she has never suffered from vertigo or dizziness. BB states that she rarely suffers from generalized headaches. Patient avoids taking pain relievers of any kind when she does present with head pain.

There were two minutes remaining on the clock. My opponent moved to make a shot. The only problem was, I was blocking her path. She took swift steps, aimed, and kicked the ball towards the goal with all her might. Unfortunately, she never made the goal. Instead, the ball whacked the side of my head, hard, leaving me with an experience that would greatly impact my junior year.

Based on the progress report dated 03/11/16, the patient presents with neck pain, causing sharp and pinching pain, rated as 2/10. Patient reports that she has been better since the facet nerve blocks. Symptom is alleviated by injections and medications, and exacerbated by

On examination of the cervical spine, there is tenderness and tight muscle band is noted on both the sides of the paravertebral muscles. There is pain with extension and palpation of right facets.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a type of brain injury in which a sudden trauma leads to damage to the brain. This brain injury could be due to the head suddenly and aggressively being hit against an object or when an object penetrates the skull and enters the tissue of the brain. The symptoms of TBI can be classified as mild, moderate, or severe, but this all depends on the amount of damage that was done to the brain. When enduring a mild TBI, the person may experience a loss of consciousness, confusion, dizziness, and many other symptoms that are caused by brain damage. A person enduring a moderate TBI may encounter these same symptoms as well as severe ones.

MRI of the cervical spine dated 08/17/16 showed at C3-4 and C4-5, there is mild posterior disc bulging.

01/04/15 Note indicated a request for authorization for Neurodiagnostic Neuromonitoring for the surgery, which sis scheduled on 01/06/15. The procedure codes that will be done include:

This is a 52-year-old male with a 8/21/2014 date of injury. IW is a milker, who was pushing cows, when one backed

Per medical report by Dr. Dentico dated 10/15/13, the patient presented with continued pain in the neck. It was stated that she recently started acupuncture treatments and has already completed 12 sessions so far.

Per the medical report dated 08/12/16 by Dr. Gunderson, the patient had neck pain, as well as headaches, dizziness and blurred vision. The neck pain radiated into both shoulders, but more so on the right, and occasionally she had tingling in her upper extremities. She described the neck pain as severe and intermittent, and not related to any specific activity, and relieved with massage. The pain in her lower back was in the beltline and radiated into both lower extremities, more so on the left. She described the pain as moderately severe and constant, and not related to any activity, and only relieved with nerve medicines. On examination, the patient had tenderness in the lower cervical region about C5 to C7. Range of motion of her neck was 75% of normal. Motor, sensory, and reflex examinations in the upper extremities were normal. On examination of the lumbar spine, the patient could dress and undress without difficulty. She had a bent forward posture and gait. She had reduced lumbar motion and with maximum forward flexion, her fingertips were 12 inches from the floor. Lateral flexion was 50% of normal, and she had no active extension in the lumbar spine. Motor, sensory, and reflex examinations in the lower extremities were normal. There was paravertebral tenderness about L4-5 bilaterally, as well as in both sacroiliac and sciatic notch regions. Straight leg caused hip and thigh pain at 50 degrees bilaterally. Of note, X-rays of the cervical spine demonstrated disc degeneration at C5-6. X-rays of the lumbar spine were normal. Patient sustained

Patient is a 34-year-old left-handed white male who states that in January he was in a parking lot and was hit by a plow truck that was backing up. His back was turned and he did not know what was happening. He fell on his back and hit the back of his head on the tailgate. He denied any loss of consciousness. He did have a significant headache and neck pain, but no neurological symptoms. He did have some pain in his right hand and right ankle after this. He did present to the emergency room, where an unenhanced CAT scan was negative. Since then however, he has been having daily headaches. He has an almost constant, dull, mild bitemporal pressure sensation, but he also has significant

A year ago I was diagnosed with amplified pain syndrome. In 2012, I fell coming out of the shower and smacked my head. A smack on my head lead to a severe concussion which, lasted around 6 or 7 months. Even after most of the symptoms disappeared my headache didn’t.

Per the IME report dated 04/07/14 by Dr.Sharma, MMI has been reached. There is no need for further neurologic treatment, diagnostic testing, follow-up or PT.

Per medical report dated 4/27/15 by Dr. Frederic A. Mendelsohn, patient presented for evaluation of postconcussive syndrome with headache and vertigo, cervical and lumbar disc disease, and paresthesias. She complains of persistent problems with her vision and attention. She states that she loses her train of thought easily. She also feels off-balance. The patient complains of daily headaches characterized as a dull annoying pain or a stabbing in

Based on the medical report dated 03/25/16, the patient continues to have significant headaches and bilateral neck and shoulder pain. IW has numbness and tingling in both arms with neck pain.