| Title |
Disability from posttraumatic headache is compounded by coexisting posttraumatic stress disorder
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Pain Research, August 2017
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| DOI | 10.2147/jpr.s129808 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Louise S Roper, Peter Nightingale, Zhangjie Su, James L Mitchell, Antonio Belli, Alexandra J Sinclair |
| Abstract |
Posttraumatic headache (PTH) occurs in up to 82% of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs in 39% of those with PTH. This study evaluates whether PTSD affects PTH disability. Eighty-six patients with TBI were prospectively evaluated in a secondary care trauma center. Headache disability was assessed using the Headache Impact Test version 6 and signs indicative of PTSD using the PTSD Check List Civilian version. Increased PTSD-type symptoms were significantly associated with increased headache disability (p<0.001), as were employment status and loss of consciousness (p=0.049 and 0.016, respectively). Age was negatively correlated with headache disability (Spearman's correlation rho=0.361, p=0.001). Increased severity of PTSD-type symptoms is significantly associated with increased headache disability in patients with chronic PTH. Managing PTSD symptoms in patients with chronic PTH may facilitate headache management. |
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| United Kingdom | 3 | 43% |
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 1 | 14% |
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| Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 11% |
| Researcher | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 4 | 14% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 11% |
| Psychology | 3 | 11% |
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| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 1 | 4% |
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