Management of headaches in children and adolescents.
Deciding whether a child's headache is functional or organic is difficult for even the experienced physician. This review examines the diagnosis and management of headache syndromes in children and adolescents. A systematic history and examination together with selected laboratory data will enable the practitioner to establish the correct diagnosis.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000295:Adolescent Medicine / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006261:Headache / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods; D012008:Recurrence