Headache in children and adolescents

Abstract

Headache (H) is one of the most frequent complaints in schoolchildren. The frequency of H in child and adolescent population is growing, making H both a general health and social-economic challenge. Primary H, as H in general, affects the life quality of the younger generation, limits the child's activity, impairs social contacts, often requires use of analgesics and other drugs with possibility of developing an addiction, increasing the dose and manifestations of toxic effects [1]. Pediatrician's role when dealing with such patients is to determine whether H is primary or secondary, concomitant with other disorders (injuries, sinusitis, eye disease, etc.), in order to better target and time consultations, patient management tactics and the volume of interaction with the family [2-4].

Keywords

• головные боли
• дети
• подростки
• диагностика
• дифференциальная диагностика
• тактика врача
• кудевита
• headaches
• children
• adolescents
• diagnosis
• differential diagnosis
• doctor's tactics
• elcar
• kudevite