“When we finish our study and some of the other ongoing studies, we’ll have a much better idea of what the post-traumatic headache phenotype is,” added Dr. Scher. “Once we have a better feeling for what the phenotype is, we can start talking about focused clinical trials in this population.”
In addition to her ongoing study, Dr. Scher plans to examine whether continuous headache and auralike symptoms could be useful diagnostic markers for combat-related post-traumatic headaches.
—Erik Greb