ABSTRACT

Limited research exists regarding the relationship between trauma exposure and headache in youth despite the knowledge that pain symptoms often occur with persistent traumatic stress. This study examined the relationship between trauma exposure and headache outcomes in youth via retrospective chart review for 95 participants evaluated through a multidisciplinary headache clinic in a children’s hospital. Youth with trauma exposure were more likely to report chronic and daily headaches, greater severity in headache disability, and more frequent headaches than youth without trauma history. Our results indicate the importance of screening as trauma exposure may contribute to headache outcomes and headache-related disability.

摘要

尽管知道疼痛症状经常伴随持续的创伤压力发生，但关于青少年创伤暴露与头痛之间关系的研究有限。本研究通过对儿童医院多学科头痛诊所评估的 95 名参与者的回顾性图表审查，研究了青少年创伤暴露与头痛结果之间的关系。与没有创伤史的青年相比，有创伤暴露史的青年更有可能报告慢性和日常头痛，头痛残疾更严重，头痛更频繁。我们的结果表明筛查的重要性，因为创伤暴露可能导致头痛结果和头痛相关的残疾。