Headaches in soldiers with mild traumatic brain injury: findings and phenomenologic descriptions.
Headache
; 52(6): 957-65, 2012 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The primary goal of this study was to use headache criteria-based classification for headache types described by service members.BACKGROUND:
Headache is common in soldiers returning from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. To date, few papers have provided detailed descriptions of these headaches.METHODS:
The first 25 patients seen by a certified headache specialist at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center at Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC, between August 2008 and December 2009 are reported.RESULTS:
Service members described a total of 55 headaches. Most, but not all, headaches began within 1 week after injury. Migraine type was most common. Aura occurred in 5 soldiers. Continuous headaches were described in 88%. Uncommon headache types including cluster type were diagnosed. Additional symptoms and service outcomes are described.CONCLUSIONS:
We conclude that headaches occurring after various types of head injury, including explosions, can be assigned primary and secondary headache diagnoses using standard classifications not necessarily available to larger survey-based studies.
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Assunto principal:
Lesões Encefálicas
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Cefaleia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article