childhood headache syndromes(part i)

Headache in childhood.

A case report: Cluster headache in childhood

Cluster headache (CH) is one of the most severe types of headache, characterized by periods of recurrent attacks of sudden and intense pain, localized in the orbital or temporal region, and associated with ipsilateral autonomic symptoms and signs. The mean age of onset of CH is in the late third decade. Only few cases of childhood-onset (<14 years) CH have been reported in the literature. In th...

From Childhood Migraine Headache to Pheochromocytoma

Pheochromocytoma may have multiple clinical manifestations including paroxysmal hypertension, tachycardia, sweating, nausea, and headache (Phillips et al., 2002). Migraine has some of the manifestations seen with pheochromocytoma. We describe a patient who had a history of migraine headaches since childhood and was found to have pheochromocytoma. Resection of her tumor significantly improved he...

Cluster headache-like disorder in childhood.

This paper reviews the diagnostic features of cluster headache-like disorder and describes its presentation in childhood. Case note summaries of patients with this condition are presented in the context of a brief summary of the literature. Four patients (two girls; aged 12 to 15 years) with cluster headache-like disorder were seen over a period of four years in the paediatric neurology departm...

Psychiatric Comorbidity in Childhood and Adolescence Headache

Primary headaches among children and adolescents have a substantial impact on quality of life, daily activities, social interaction, and school performance in combination with psychopathological symptoms. The main purpose of the present paper is to summarize clinical and epidemiological evidence for psychiatric comorbidity among children and adolescents with headaches, to describe how evidence ...

Childhood maltreatment and migraine (part I). Prevalence and adult revictimization: a multicenter headache clinic survey.

OBJECTIVES To examine the prevalence of childhood maltreatment and adult revictimization in migraineurs and the association with sociodemographic factors, depression and anxiety. BACKGROUND Population and practice-based studies have demonstrated an association of childhood abuse and headache in adults, although further details on headache diagnoses, characteristics, and comorbid conditions ar...