Evaluating the Phenotypic Patterns of Post-Traumatic Headache: A Systematic Review of Military Personnel.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects a significant number of military personnel, primarily because of physical impact, vehicle incidents, and blast exposure. Post-traumatic headache (PTH) is the most common symptom reported following mild TBI and can persist for several years. However, the current International Classification of Headache Disorders lacks phenotypic characterization for this specific headache disorder. It is important to appropriately classify the headache sub-phenotypes as it may enable more targeted management approaches. This systematic review seeks to identify the most common sub-phenotype of headaches in military personnel with PTH attributed to mild TBI.

Methods

We conducted a systematic search following the Preferred Reporting Items fo

SUBMITTER: Lyons HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11737321 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature