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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Headache Medicine
  • Trauma Research

Background:

  • Post-traumatic headache (PTH) is commonly presumed to resemble migraine or tension-type headaches.
  • However, a detailed characterization of persistent PTH and its associated symptoms is lacking.
  • Understanding PTH presentation is crucial for effective management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To phenotypically characterize persistent post-traumatic headache (PTH).
  • To identify co-occurring neurological symptoms in PTH patients.
  • To characterize treatment utilization patterns for PTH.

Main Methods:

  • Secondary analysis of 193 veterans from a randomized clinical trial.
  • Descriptive statistics were used to examine PTH characteristics, neurobehavioral symptoms, and treatment.
  • Included pain quality, duration, frequency, accompanying symptoms, and aura.

Main Results:

  • Median PTH involved severe pain, lasting ~4 hours, occurring ~13 times/month.
  • Migraine-like features such as pulsating pain and nausea were reported by about half of participants.
  • Most participants used medication; neurostimulation was the most common non-pharmacological treatment.

Conclusions:

  • Migraine-associated characteristics are frequently reported in persistent PTH.
  • Variability in PTH presentation exists, with moderate correlations among migraine features.
  • PTH treatment included varied pharmacological and non-pharmacological options, independent of neurobehavioral symptoms.