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Post‐Traumatic Headache with Scintillating Scotoma Treated with Phenytoin (Dilantin)
Author(s) -
Robbins Lawrence
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1989.hed2908515.x
Subject(s) - phenytoin , lamotrigine , headaches , medicine , anesthesia , blind spot , epilepsy , electroencephalography , psychology , psychiatry , neuroscience
SYNOPSIS A post‐traumatic headache patient was experiencing “flashing lights” in her visual field that correlated with sharp waves on the EEG. Phenytoin markedly improved the symptoms. The value of the EEG in post‐traumatic headaches is reviewed. The use of phenytoin in headache syndromes and in prevention of post‐traumatic epilepsy is discussed.