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Current Pain and Headache Reports
Published in: Current Pain and Headache Reports 4/2014

01-04-2014 | Chronic Daily Headache (SJ Wang, Section Editor)

Medication Overuse Headache in Children and Adolescents

Authors: Matteo Chiappedi, Umberto Balottin

Published in: Current Pain and Headache Reports | Issue 4/2014

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Abstract

Medication overuse headache can be described as a chronic headache, presenting 15 or more days per month, in a patient who abuses symptomatic drugs. It has been called an unrecognized epidemic; this is in part true for adults, but is certainly so for children and adolescents. This paper reviews existing data concerning epidemiology, etiopathogenesis and treatment options, with a focus on pediatric age. This leads to evidence of a relevant number of still unanswered questions and some possible strategies to help children and adolescents with this disabling disorder.
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Metadata
Title
Medication Overuse Headache in Children and Adolescents
Authors
Matteo Chiappedi
Umberto Balottin
Publication date
01-04-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Pain and Headache Reports / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 1531-3433
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3081
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-014-0404-9

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