Cohen Gary L, Rolak Loren A
Department of Neurosciences, Marshfield Clinic, WI, USA.
Headache. 2006 Mar;46(3):492-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00292.x.
Thomas Jefferson had severe headaches on a number of occasions during his adult life, as noted by most of his biographers. Some occurred during important historical events, including the period just before the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Historians generally have considered these headaches to be migraines, while some physician authors have considered the alternative diagnoses of tension-type headaches and cluster headaches. A review of the literature, including Jefferson's many letters, suggests that they probably were migraines, although not all of the current diagnostic criteria can be met.
托马斯·杰斐逊在成年后的许多时候都遭受着严重的头痛，他的大多数传记作者都提到过这一点。有些头痛发生在重要的历史事件期间，包括《独立宣言》起草前不久的那段时间。历史学家通常认为这些头痛是偏头痛，而一些医生作者则考虑过紧张性头痛和丛集性头痛等其他诊断。对包括杰斐逊众多信件在内的文献进行回顾后发现，这些头痛很可能是偏头痛，尽管并非所有当前的诊断标准都能满足。
