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Rev Neurol (Paris) ; 171(11): 792-5, 2015 Nov.
Article in French | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26318902

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INTRODUCTION: Headaches are a common reason for consultation with a prevalence of 30%. Few data exist for military personnel, including in situations of war operations. The main objective of this work was to measure the evolution of the impact of headache in such a context. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two hundred and one personnel deployed in the Kaïa military field hospital in Afghanistan were recruited. A questionnaire designed to recognize headaches, supported by two quality of life scales (MIDAS and HIT-6) and a stress questionnaire were filled out before departure and upon return from missions. DISCUSSION: Sixty-three patients with headache were initially identified, of whom 52 remained symptomatic during the mission. The average total score of MIDAS before departure was 4 days and fell to 1.4 days upon return, with a mean measured change of 3.3 days. For HIT-6, the mean total score was 51.2 points initially and 51.9 points at the end of the mission with a mean change of-0.3 points. Nine patients without headache initially became symptomatic: MIDAS and HIT-6 were not affected. CONCLUSION: Thus, the impact of headache in the particular context of presence in a theater of operations was low: improved MIDAS score and the lack of influence on the HIT-6 score are underlined.


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Afghan Campaign 2001- , Headache/epidemiology , Military Personnel/statistics & numerical data , Adult , Afghanistan/epidemiology , Disability Evaluation , Female , Headache/diagnosis , Hospitals, Military , Humans , Male , Prevalence , Quality of Life , Surveys and Questionnaires
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