title: [Impact of headache among studied military population in Afghanistan deployed in the Kabul military field hospital].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  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.
  
  
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  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.
authors: Service de neurologie HIA Desgenettes, 108, boulevard Pinel, 69275 Lyon cedex 03, France. Electronic address: lss.guilloton@wanadoo.fr.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Guilloton
authors: Service de neurologie HIA Desgenettes, 108, boulevard Pinel, 69275 Lyon cedex 03, France.
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Bruneau
authors: Service de neurophysiologie du stress, institut de recherche biomédicale des armées, BP 73, 91223 Bretigny-sur-Orge cedex, France.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Trousselard
authors: Service de neurologie, HIA Clermont-Tonnerre, rue du Colonel-Fonferrier, 29240 Brest cedex 9, France.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Zagnoli
authors: Service de neurologie HIA Desgenettes, 108, boulevard Pinel, 69275 Lyon cedex 03, France.
authors: P A
authors: PA
authors: Blanc
authors: Service de neurologie, HIA Val-de-Grâce, 74, boulevard de Port-Royal, 75230 Paris 5, France.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: De Greslan
authors: Service de neurologie HIA Desgenettes, 108, boulevard Pinel, 69275 Lyon cedex 03, France.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Drouet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D000346:Afghanistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Afghanistan; Army; Armée; Céphalée; Headache; Migraine