title: [Pain in children: specific aspects].
abstract: Childhood pain is still poorly understood, neglected and undertreated. The neurophysiological mechanisms of nociception exist before birth. The experience of pain develops during childhood. Its symptomatology has been detailed: sharp emotional reactions and signs of stress during acute pain, antalgic posture, psychomotor atony and denial when pain is prolonged. Specific tools for evaluation are available. Treatment generally calls for the use of peripheral analgesics, and increased intensity of pain can require administration of morphine.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie générale, hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fournier-Charrière
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dommergues
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement
vernacular_title: La douleur chez l'enfant: aspects spécifiques.