Primary headaches in children under the age of 7 years.
Recurrent headache is increasingly recognised in young children. Migraine and tension-type headache feature commonly amongst the primary headache disorders seen at this age. Headaches at this age are more likely than in older patients to be 'unclassifiable', possibly a reflection of the difficulties in obtaining a detailed headache history from a young child. Together with recent epidemiological data this review highlights the more prevalent primary headache types with advice on making a focussed headache assessment and guidance on management in this age group.
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow and Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert, UK, iabu-arafeh@nhs.net.
Ishaq
I
Abu-Arafeh
Rachel
R
Howells
D000855:Anorexia / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods*; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010167:Pallor / Q000209:etiology; D020795:Photophobia / Q000209:etiology; D010808:Physical Examination; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D012008:Recurrence; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D051303:Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology