Spinal cord
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A prospective clinical analysis of headaches in whiplash injury. ⋯ Post-whiplash headache is a genuine common but short lived affair, constant headaches disappearing within 3 weeks in 85% subjects. In the minority complaining of headache after that period there was no evidence of persisting physical injury, nor of inability to work or other disability caused by headaches.
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Pressure ulcers are common among patients with spinal cord disorders (SCD) and occur due to unrelieved pressure on soft tissues. ⋯ Indwelling urethral catheter may unusually result in pressure ulcers over the thighs in patients with SCD. Among health professionals involved in the care of these subjects awareness is essential for preventing this complication.