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How Can Severe Headache After A Head Injury Be Treated?

my brother had a fall last sunday and fractured his scull and had bleeding in the frontal lobe area wasreleased from the hospital on Tuesday after the 3rd cat scan showed no change was anti-seasure medication, oxicodon for pain, stool softner. he has had an extreme headache non stop not easing up at all. Can you please tell me how long this headache should be lasting. should I take him back to theER
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Sometimes the very medicines used to treat headaches can actually cause headaches. When pain medicines are taken daily on a regular schedule, missing one or two doses can result in a headache. You also can develop a rebound headache if you decrease the amount of caffeine you use. In most people, symptoms occur within the first seven to 10 days and go away within three months. Sometimes, they can persist for a year or more.
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How Can Severe Headache After A Head Injury Be Treated?

Sometimes the very medicines used to treat headaches can actually cause headaches. When pain medicines are taken daily on a regular schedule, missing one or two doses can result in a headache. You also can develop a rebound headache if you decrease the amount of caffeine you use. In most people, symptoms occur within the first seven to 10 days and go away within three months. Sometimes, they can persist for a year or more.