@article{ref1,
title="Headaches in Soldiers With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Findings and Phenomenologic Descriptions",
journal="Headache",
year="2012",
author="Finkel, Alan G. and Yerry, Juanita and Scher, Ann and Choi, Young S.",
volume="52",
number="6",
pages="957-965",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0017-8748",
doi="10.1111/j.1526-4610.2012.02167.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4610.2012.02167.x"
}