Secondary headaches in children and adolescents.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-2010
Abstract
A majority of the children presented for evaluation of headache complaints, will have one of the primary headache disorder such as tension-type or migraine. During the course of the evaluation, consideration must be given to the diverse collection of other medical and systemic disorders which may also cause headache in children and adolescents. The purpose of this article is to review the spectrum of secondary headaches. In majority of the instances, a thorough medical and headache history coupled with physical and neurologic examination will uncover clues to the presence of these other disorders. This will also guide clinical decision making regarding the need for further diagnostic testing, including neuroimaging, electrophysiological testing, or specific laboratory testing.
Volume
17
Issue
2
First Page
123
Last Page
133
ISSN
1558-0776
Published In/Presented At
Abend, N. S., Younkin, D., & Lewis, D. W. (2010). Secondary headaches in children and adolescents. Seminars in pediatric neurology, 17(2), 123–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spen.2010.04.001
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
20541105
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article