Footballer ‘s migraine

Footballer ‘s migraine

Sudden jarring of the head – “footballer ‘s migraine”

Footballer hit causing a physical shock can produce migraine

Classical migraine, including incapacitating visual field defects, repeatedly developed in five young men immediately after blows to the head while playing football and in no other circumstances.

A similar condition occurred in a professional boxer.

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