title: [Update on Current Care Guideline: Headache (children)].
abstract: The majority of children with recurrent headaches can be effectively treated in the primary health care. Paracetamol and ibuprofen are the recommended first-line pain medications. Limited evidence is available on the effectiveness of triptans in children and adolescents. However, nasal sumatriptan and possibly oral rizatriptan and nasal zolmitriptan can be considered for children and adolescents, as well as oral almotriptan for adolescents. Propranolol is the first-line prophylactic medication for migraine.
authors.forename: Mirja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: HämäläInen
authors.forename: Laimi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Katri
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Laukkala
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nokelainen
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raisio
authors.forename: Heikki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rantala
authors.forename: Pirjo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aanttila
authors.forename: Heli
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sätilä
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006261:Headache / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012008:Recurrence