Photophobia and allodynia in persistent post-traumatic headache are associated with higher disease burden

• Published in: Cephalalgia Vol. 41; no. 10; pp. 1089 - 1099
• Main Authors: Cortez, Melissa M, Millsap, Leah, Rea, Natalie A, Sciarretta, Christopher, Brennan, KC
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.09.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Brain Injuries, Traumatic - complications; Brain Injuries, Traumatic - epidemiology; Central Nervous System Sensitization; Cost of Illness; Female; Headache - diagnosis; Headache - epidemiology; Headache - etiology; Humans; Hyperalgesia - diagnosis; Hyperalgesia - epidemiology; Hyperalgesia - etiology; Hyperalgesia - psychology; Male; Photophobia - epidemiology; Photophobia - etiology; Photophobia - psychology; Post-Traumatic Headache - epidemiology; Post-Traumatic Headache - etiology; Severity of Illness Index; Tension-Type Headache - epidemiology; Tension-Type Headache - etiology; Central sensitization; traumatic brain injury; allodynia; photophobia; post-traumatic headache

Objective To assess photophobia and allodynia in subjects with post-traumatic headache and examine how these sensory hypersensitivities associate with clinical measures of disease burden. Background Post-traumatic headache is the most frequent and disabling long-term consequence of mild traumatic br...