AI Article Synopsis
- - Headaches are a common issue among kids, and they can be categorized into primary types (like migraines and tension headaches) and secondary causes (like those after a head injury).
- - Non-traumatic headaches make up about 1% of visits to pediatric emergency departments, with many children experiencing sudden, severe pain.
- - This review focuses on sudden primary headaches in children to assist doctors in properly managing these cases in emergency situations.
Article Abstract
Headache is one of the most common pain syndromes in the paediatric population. Headaches are classified as primary (migraine, tension-type headaches, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia and other primary headaches) or secondary (e.g. post-traumatic). Non-febrile, non-traumatic headaches represent 1% of all paediatric emergency departments (PED) visits. Many patients present with an acute, moderate to severe pain, sometimes with a sudden onset. Sudden onset headache can be the main symptom of life-threatening neurological conditions as well as a sign of primary headaches such as thunderclap or stabbing headaches. This review aims to describe the presentation of sudden primary headaches in children, in order to help the physician to provide effective management in the emergency setting.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10503087 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13052-023-01526-4 | DOI Listing |
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