[Analysis of the aetiologies of headaches in a paediatric emergency service].

Introduction: Headaches are a frequent cause of children's visits to different health care services but the epidemiological profile varies widely according to whether the sample is taken from among visits to hospital clinics, neuropaediatric units or emergency services.

Aims: The aim of this study was to analyse the aetiologies of the cases of headache attended in a paediatric emergency service.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of patient records with headache as the main reason for visiting over a six month period at the Paediatric Emergency Department at the Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell.