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Follow-Up Study of Head Wounds in World War II, by a. Earl Walker and Seymour Jablon (1961) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix 1: Posttraumatic Headache
Pages 165-168

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... and his associate (1) , it is evident that the complaints of the patient following head injury will vary not only with the manner and degree of injury but with the personality structure, compensation factors, and the environmental status.
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... did not have any associated mental or emotional symptoms with their headaches. Of the remaining 115, 106 reported irritability, 52 had difficulty in concentration, and 35 reported anxiety with depression.
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... Symptomatic Treatment Coal tar derivatives were moderately effective in approximately 60 percent of the patients. Opiates, used in a few patients, gave good results.
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