ArticleSAGE open medicine2019
The prevalence of headaches, pain, and other associated symptoms in different Persian Gulf deployment periods and deployment durations.
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- Diminished corticomotor excitability in Gulf War Illness related chronic pain symptoms; evidence from TMS study.Scientific reports · 2020Trial
- Gulf War Illness: Neurological Impacts, Pathophysiological Insights, and Therapeutic Prospects.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- Testosterone and Resting State Connectivity of the Parahippocampal Gyrus in Men With History of Deployment-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.Military medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aims to assess (1) the difference in the prevalence of headaches, pain, and other associated symptoms between Gulf War I (1990-1991) and Post-Gulf War I (1992-2015) veterans who served as active military personnel in the Persian Gulf and (2) how the durations of deployment may affect the prevalence of those symptoms.
methodsWith institutional human subject committee approval, veterans who were accepted to the Gulf War Registry at the VA San Diego Healthcare System between July 2013 and June 2015 (
resultsVeterans who served during Post-Gulf War I or both Gulf War I and Post-Gulf War I exhibited more pain and neurological symptoms than Gulf War I veterans (
conclusionThe findings suggest that the length of deployment and Persian Gulf deployment period may play a role in acquiring headaches, pain, and other associated symptoms with increased analgesic consumption.
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