The Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin Use in Service Members and Veterans with Migraine and Post-Traumatic Headache Disorders: A Scoping Review
Qing Zhao Ruan, Daniel J Pak, David E Reece, Rohan Jotwani, Sean Li, Moises Dominguez, Alan David Kaye, R Jason Yong, Abdulrazaq Albilali, Sadiq Bhayani, Jamal Hasoon, Michael E Schatman, Jun Beom Ku, Thomas T Simopoulos, Sait Ashina, Christopher L Robinson · 2024
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Qing Zhao Ruan and fifteen colleagues review botulinum toxin treatment for migraine and post-traumatic headache in soldiers and veterans, in a 2024 paper. Military service brings combat exposure and trauma that raise headache rates, intensity, and duration. The toxin, best known in its onabotulinum form, is proven for chronic migraine prevention in civilians.
Screening forty-three papers left eight studies, mostly American chart reviews plus two trials. Chronic migraine dominated, appearing in six studies; post-traumatic headache filled the other two, one from Taiwan. The evidence supported the toxin as effective prevention in this population too. Yet the authors stress how thin the veteran-specific literature remains. The very group with the heaviest headache burden has the least tailored research. They call for dedicated trials in service members rather than borrowing civilian conclusions.
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| CREATOR | Qing Zhao Ruan, Daniel J Pak, David E Reece, Rohan Jotwani, Sean Li, Moises Dominguez, Alan David Kaye, R Jason Yong, Abdulrazaq Albilali, Sadiq Bhayani, Jamal Hasoon, Michael E Schatman, Jun Beom Ku, Thomas T Simopoulos, Sait Ashina, Christopher L Robinson |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |