title: Fifteen minute consultation: headache in children under 5 years of age.
abstract: Headache occurring in children under the age of 5 years may cause a high level of anxiety in both parents and medical professionals. Crucial to a consultation about this problem will be to actively seek out clues to sinister pathologies, and investigate or reassure as appropriate. Making a positive diagnosis of a primary headache disorder where one exists is also important; however, in young children, headache does not always conform to well-established diagnostic criteria. This short guide provides a practical overview using the scenario of a new referral to the outpatient clinic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Neurology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK. nadinemccrea@gmail.com
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McCrea
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Howells
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D051270:Headache Disorders, Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D051271:Headache Disorders, Secondary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000592:standards; D010372:Pediatrics; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012017:Referral and Consultation
keywords: Child, preschool; Neurology; headache