TY - JOUR
AR - NNB-2022-2-104
TI - Post-Traumatic Headache is Associated with Worse Anxiety and Mood Symptoms in Adolescent Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
AU - Michael, W. Williams
AU - Justin, E. Karr
AU - Alyssa, M. Day
AU - Amanda, C. Glueck
AU - Siddharth, Kapoor
AU - Dong Y, Han
JO - Neurology and Neurobiology
PY - 2022
DA - Mon 08, Aug 2022
SN - 2613-7828
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.NNB.2022.02.04
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/post-traumatic-headache-is_NNB-2022-2-104 
KW - Anxiety, concussion, post-traumatic headache, adolescent, mental health, depression
AB - This study examined the relationships between post-traumatic headache (PTH) and mental health symptoms after concussions to inform adolescent concussion management. Headache is the most common complaint following adolescent concussion. In this sample of 123 adolescents with concussion, there was a 5-fold increase in odds of clinically elevated anxiety, as well as increased mental health symptoms (anxiety, depression, anger, and disruptive behaviours), among adolescents with PTH relative to those without PTH. Adolescents with headache following concussions are vulnerable to worse mental health outcomes, particularly anxiety, and may benefit from routine monitoring of mental health symptoms for early detection and intervention.