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2020 01 22


BMJ Open


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Update on the prevalence of persistent post-traumatic headache in adult civilian traumatic brain injury: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Authors

Arbour C, Bouferguene Y, Beauregard R, Lavigne G, Herrero Babiloni A
BMJ Open. 2020 01 22; 10(1):e032706.
PMID: 31974086.

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health concern. Persistent post-traumatic headache (PTH) is a common consequence of TBI affecting productivity and quality of life. The only review providing information about headache prevalence after TBI was published in 2008, combined data from civilian and military TBI, and was strictly derived from Medline database. Due to recent changes in TBI diagnosis and trauma epidemiology, the aim of the current study is to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to derive updated prevalence estimates of persistent PTH in adult civilian TBI.