University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Psychology Service.
Brain Inj. 2021 Mar 21;35(4):436-443. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2021.1878555. Epub 2021 Jan 31.
: To conduct a descriptive transversal study to evaluate the incidence and demographic characteristics of post-traumatic headache using data from the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database.: A retrospective cohort study was conducted of data from 2008 to 2015 based on the International Classification of Diseases codes for both acute and chronic post-traumatic headache.: A total of 17,010 new cases of post-traumatic headaches were diagnosed among active duty military personnel. Reported incidence rates of post-traumatic headaches in the military increased 29-fold over the timeframe analyzed. Males enlisted in the Army were more likely to be diagnosed with post-traumatic headaches than females (O/E = 0.76), other branches, and officers.: Findings of this study indicate that there is a significant incidence of post-traumatic headaches in the U.S. military. However, the incidence rates of post-traumatic headaches in the military are much lower than what was expected considering the number of traumatic brain injuries in the United States military reported by the Department of Defense for the same period. Additional research is needed to further evaluate these differences and the impact of PTHs on military personnel.
: 开展描述性横断面研究，使用国防医疗流行病学数据库的数据评估创伤后头痛的发生率和人口统计学特征。: 基于国际疾病分类编码，对 2008 年至 2015 年的数据进行回顾性队列研究，分别用于急性和慢性创伤后头痛。: 在现役军人中诊断出 17010 例新的创伤后头痛病例。在分析的时间段内，创伤后头痛的报告发病率增加了 29 倍。与女性（O/E=0.76）、其他军种和军官相比，陆军入伍的男性更容易被诊断出创伤后头痛。: 本研究结果表明，美国军队中存在显著的创伤后头痛发生率。然而，考虑到同期国防部报告的美国军队中创伤性脑损伤的数量，创伤后头痛的发病率要低得多。需要进一步研究以进一步评估这些差异以及创伤后头痛对军人的影响。
