Primary stabbing headache in children and adolescents

Stabbing headache in a teenager.

CLINICAL HISTORY A 17-year-old adolescent girl was seen with a 4-year history of head pain which, initially, was occasional. After gradually increasing in frequency during the last year, this pain has been occurring daily. She describes a stabbing pain in the left or right temple lasting seconds. She often has multiple recurring pains (pain for seconds, brief remission, recurrent pain, etc) wit...

Headache in children and adolescents.

The broad field of orofacial pain encompasses pain conditions affecting the head, face, neck and intraoral structures. Much has been written about headache specifically affecting adults, but little is known about the presentation of this problem in children. Dentists may be asked to participate in the differential diagnosis or management of headache in young patients. For their benefit, this ar...

The Relationship Between Primary headache and Constipation in Children and Adolescents. Running title : Headache and constipation

Primary headache in children and adolescents: update on pharmacotherapy of migraine and tension-type headache.

Primary headache disorders are frequently encountered in the pediatric population. The therapeutic approach consists of a multimodal program, including lifestyle modification, psychotherapeutic intervention, pharmacotherapy, and complementary measures. This systematic review focuses on the pharmacotherapy of pediatric migraine and tension-type headache (TTH). In addition to the general treatmen...

Primary sex headache in adolescents.

Primary headache associated with sexual activity is a rare headache disorder that has only been reported twice previously in adolescents. Although it can mimic life-threatening causes of thunderclap-onset headache, primary sex headache is benign, self-limited, and highly responsive to indomethacin. Given the sensitive nature of sexual development in adolescents, it is important that pediatric p...