Clinical manifestations of headache in children younger than 7 years.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Headache is a common symptom during childhood. It is usually persistent and requires special care. This study aimed to identify the characteristics of headache in children <7 years of age.

Methods

We reviewed 3 years of clinical files on children <7 years of age with a chief complaint of headache.

Results

This study included 146 children (66 males, 80 females; mean age, 5.5±1.0 years). Mean symptom duration was 5.8±7.9 months. Attack durations were longer than 2 hours in 31 patients, shorter than 2 hours in 70 patients, and unchecked in 45 patients. Attack frequency was 15.1±10.6 times per month. Pain locations and characteristics were also variable. Mean pain severity score was 5.1±2.2 on the visual analog scale. Of 38 patients who underwent electroencephalog

SUBMITTER: Kang BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6258963 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature