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Diagnosis and management of headache in children and adolescents: an overview

Author: Vincenzo Belcastro

Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics | Special Issue 1/2014

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Headache is a common complaint in childhood with up to 75% of children reporting a notable headache by the age of 15 years. Pediatric migraine is the most frequent recurrent headache, occurring in up to 28% of older teenagers. Migraine can have a substantial effect on the life of the child, as well as their family, leading to lost school days and withdrawal from social interactions. The prevalence of non-migrainous headache is 10-25% in childhood and adolescence. …

Title: Diagnosis and management of headache in children and adolescents: an overview
Author: Vincenzo Belcastro
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1824-7288
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-40-S1-A82

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