[Elements of differential diagnosis in chronic headache in children].
In this paper are discussed the commonest causes of chronic headache in childhood. Every cause is analyzed with reference to the occurrence and the quality of the pain, the associated symptoms and signs and the appropriate diagnostic tests. At the end is a list of the reasons to conduct a cerebral CT scan in a patient with chronic headache.
D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans
Elementi di diagnosi differenziale nella cefalea cronica del bambino.