title: Pediatric Inpatient Headache Therapy: What is Available.
abstract: Status migrainosus is defined by the international classification of headache disorders (ICHD) criteria as a debilitating migraine lasting more then 72 hours. The epidemiology of status migrainosus is still unknown in adult and children, and frequently underdiagnosed. Children and adolescents often end up in the emergency room with an intractable headache that failed outpatient therapy. Six to seven percent of these children do not respond to acute infusion therapy and require hospitalization. It is imperative that more aggressive therapy is considered when patients are affected by a severe intractable headache to prevent further disability and returning the child to baseline activity. Multiple therapies are available for adults and children. Studies for acute therapy in the emergency room are available in adults and pediatric groups. Small studies are available for inpatient therapy in children and, along with available therapies for children and adolescents, are described in this review. A review of the literature shows growing evidence regarding the use of dihydroergotamine intravenously once patients are hospitalized. Effectiveness and safety have been proven in the last decades in adults and small studies in the pediatric populations.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Marielle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kabbouche
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004087:Dihydroergotamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids; D004087:Dihydroergotamine
keywords: inpatient; intractable headache; migraine; pediatrics; status migrainosus