Specificity of IHS criteria in childhood headache.
We prospectively assessed the relative specificity of the International Headache Society (IHS) criteria in 30 children referred to a pediatric neurologist. An important cause of headache, including raised intracranial pressure with slit ventricle syndrome, would have been missed in 4 children if one had relied on IHS criteria alone. Specific revisions have been proposed to minimize misclassification and further enhance the relevance of the IHS document for children.
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Section of Pediatric Neurosciences, Children's Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis