The prevalence of persistent post-traumatic headache in adult civilian traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis on the past 14 years

• Published in: Pain (Amsterdam) Vol. 164; no. 12; pp. 2627 - 2641
• Main Authors: Herrero Babiloni, Alberto, Bouferguene, Yasmine, Exposto, Fernando G, Beauregard, Roxanne, Lavigne, Gilles J, Moana-Filho, Estephan J, Arbour, Caroline
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Brain Injuries, Traumatic - complications; Brain Injuries, Traumatic - epidemiology; Headache - epidemiology; Humans; Post-Traumatic Headache - diagnosis; Post-Traumatic Headache - epidemiology; Post-Traumatic Headache - etiology; Prevalence; Tension-Type Headache

The most recent prevalence estimate of post-traumatic headache (PTH) after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in veterans and civilians dates back to 2008. The prevalence was found to be 57.8%, with surprising higher rates (75.3%) in mild TBI when compared with those with moderate/severe TBI (32.1%). Howe...