Characterization of persistent post-traumatic headache and management strategies in adolescents and young adults following mild traumatic brain injury
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Characteristics of persistent post-traumatic headache (PTH) in young individuals are poorly known leading to diagnostic problems and diverse management. We aimed to describe headache phenotypes and self-reported management strategies in young individuals with PTH following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). A comprehensive structured questionnaire was used to evaluate headache phenotypes/characteristics and management strategies to relieve headache in 107, 15-30-year-old individuals with PTH. Around 4 months post-injury, migraine-like headache in combination with tension-type like headache (40%) was the most commonly encountered headache phenotype followed by migraine-like headache (36%). Around 50% reported aura-like symptoms before/during the headache attack. Medication-overuse headache was diagnosed in 10%. Stress, sleep disturbances, and bright lights were the most common trigger factors. More than 80% reported that their headache was worsened by work-related activity and alleviated by rest/lying down. Simple analgesics were commonly used (88%) whereas prophylactic drugs were rarely used (5%). Bedrest and physiotherapy were also commonly used as management strategies by 56% and 34% of the participants, respectively. In conclusion, most young individuals with PTH after mTBI presented with combined migraine-like and tension-type-like headache followed by migraine-like headache, only. Preventive headache medication was rarely used, while simple analgesics and bedrest were commonly used for short-term headache relief.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 2209 |
Journal | Scientific Reports |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 1 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISSN | 2045-2322 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
- POST-CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS, NATURAL-HISTORY, US SOLDIERS, MIGRAINE, IMPACT, KINEMATICS, CHILDREN, WOMEN, RISK, AURA
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