title: Medication overuse headache in children and adolescents.
abstract: Medication overuse headache can be described as a chronic headache, presenting 15 or more days per month, in a patient who abuses symptomatic drugs. It has been called an unrecognized epidemic; this is in part true for adults, but is certainly so for children and adolescents. This paper reviews existing data concerning epidemiology, etiopathogenesis and treatment options, with a focus on pediatric age. This leads to evidence of a relevant number of still unanswered questions and some possible strategies to help children and adolescents with this disabling disorder.
authors: Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, C. Mondino National Neurological Institute, Via Mondino 2, 27100, Pavia, Italy, matteo.chiappedi@mondino.it.
authors: Matteo
authors: M
authors: Chiappedi
authors: Umberto
authors: U
authors: Balottin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic