Effects of a history of headache and migraine treatment on baseline neurocognitive function in young athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective/background

Despite the prevalence of concussions in young athletes, the impact of headaches on neurocognitive function at baseline is poorly understood. We analyze the effects of a history of headache treatment on baseline ImPACT composite scores in young athletes.

Methods

A total of 11,563 baseline ImPACT tests taken by 7,453 student-athletes ages 12-22 between 2009 and 2019 were reviewed. The first baseline test was included. There were 960 subjects who reported a history of treatment for headache and/or migraine (HA) and 5,715 controls (CT). The HA cohort included all subjects who self-reported a history of treatment for migraine or other type of headache on the standardized questionnaire. Chi-squared tests were used to compare demographic differences. Univariat

SUBMITTER: McCarthy L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9164363 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature