Headache among combat-exposed veterans and service members and its relation to mild traumatic brain injury history and other factors: a LIMBIC-CENC study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Headache (HA) is a common persistent complaint following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), but the association with remote mTBI is not well established, and risk factors are understudied.

Objective

Determine the relationship of mTBI history and other factors with HA prevalence and impact among combat-exposed current and former service members (SMs).

Design

Secondary cross-sectional data analysis from the Long-Term Impact of Military-Relevant Brain Injury Consortium-Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium prospective longitudinal study.

Methods

We examined the association of lifetime mTBI history, demographic, military, medical and psychosocial factors with (1) HA prevalence ("lately, have you experienced headaches?") using logistic regression and

SUBMITTER: Walker WC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10552781 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature