@article{ref1,
title="Characteristics of posttraumatic headache following mild traumatic brain injury in military personnel in Iran",
journal="Environmental health and preventive medicine",
year="2014",
author="Jouzdani, Saeid Rezaei and Ebrahimi, Ali and Rezaee, Maryam and Shishegar, Mehdi and Tavallaii, Abbas and Kaka, Gholamreza",
volume="19",
number="6",
pages="422-428",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: The primary goal of this study was to evaluate the incidence and characteristics of posttraumatic headache attributed to mild brain injury in military personnel in Iran within a prospective and observational study design. <br><br>METHODS: A prospective observational descriptive study was conducted with a cohort of military personnel under military education during a 6-month period at the Military Education Center in Isfahan, Iran. 322 military personnel under education were selected randomly and were given a 13-item mild brain injury questionnaire accompanied with affective disorders and headache questionnaires and were reevaluated after a 3-month interval. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 30 (9.3 %) of the 322 military personnel met criteria for a mild brain injury. Among them, 18 personnel (60 %) reported having headaches during the 3-month reevaluation. PTHs defined as headaches beginning within 1 week after a head trauma were present in 5.6 % of military personnel under study during 6 months. In total, 67 % of posttraumatic headaches (PTH) were classified as migrainous or possible migrainous features. Patients with affective disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder and depression were at a higher risk for developing PTH following mild brain injury (p < 0.05). PTH did not relate to demographic factors such as age or type of trauma. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Posttraumatic headache attributed to mild brain injury is a common disorder in military personnel. Migrainous features are predominant among them in comparison with the general population. PTH is not related to a type of trauma, but has association with affective disorders.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1342-078X",
doi="10.1007/s12199-014-0409-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12199-014-0409-3"
}