Headache Management in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit

D Pomar-Forero, B Ahmad, B Barlow, KM Busl… - Current Pain and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Headache is a common symptom in the Neuroscience Intensive
Care Unit (NeuroICU). Our goal is to provide an overview of approaches to headache …

Severe headache trajectory following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: the association with lower sodium levels

RS Eisinger, ZA Sorrentino, B Lucke-Wold, S Zhou… - Brain injury, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background A clinical hallmark of aneurysmal SAH (aSAH) is headache. Little is known
about post-aSAH headache factors which may point to underlying mechanisms. In this study …

Rationale and Design for the BLOCK-SAH Study (Pterygopalatine Fossa Block as an Opioid-Sparing Treatment for Acute Headache in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid …

KM Busl, CR Smith, AB Troxel, M Fava, N Illenberger… - Neurocritical Care, 2024 - Springer
Background Acute post-subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) headaches are common and
severe. Management strategies for post-SAH headaches are limited, with heavy reliance on …

Acute headache management for patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage: an international survey of health care providers

CB Maciel, B Barlow, B Lucke-Wold, A Gobinathan… - Neurocritical Care, 2023 - Springer
Background Severe headaches are common after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Guidelines
recommend treatment with acetaminophen and opioids, but patient data show that …

Steroids Provide Temporary Improvement of Refractory Pain Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

MN Jaffa, JE Podell, A Foroutan, M Motta… - The …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Evidence for optimal analgesia following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is
limited. Steroid therapy for pain refractory to standard regimens is common despite lack of …

Adjunctive virtual reality pain relief following traumatic injury: protocol for a randomised within-subjects clinical trial

RB Felix, A Rao, M Khalid, Y Wang, L Colloca… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction The annual mortality and national expense of the opioid crisis continue to rise in
the USA (130 deaths/day, $50 billion/year). Opioid use disorder usually starts with the …

Safety and efficacy of peripheral nerve blocks to treat refractory headaches after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage–A pilot observational study

S Rajagopalan, N Siva, A Novak, J Garavaglia… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objectives Headache after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (HASH) is common,
severe, and often refractory to conventional treatments. Current treatment standards include …

Pain Assessment Following Opioid Administration in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Associated Headache

VT Bui, C Pfeifer, DK Snelgrove… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Headache is a debilitating complication following an aneurysmal subarachnoid
hemorrhage (aSAH). Despite its impact on morbidity and quality of life, limited evidence …

Nicotine Replacement Therapy Does Not Reduce Headaches Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Propensity Score-Matched Study

A Charvet, B Bouchier, F Dailler, T Ritzenthaler - Neurocritical Care, 2023 - Springer
Background A significant number of patients admitted for aneurysmal subarachnoid
hemorrhage (aSAH) are active smokers and are at risk of developing nicotine withdrawal …

Group based trajectory modeling identifies distinct patterns of sympathetic hyperactivity following traumatic brain injury

SH Chowdhury, LK Chen, P Hu, N Badjatia, JE Podell - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Background Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity (PSH) occurs with high prevalence
among critically ill Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) patients and is associated with worse …