Headache

Acute Recurrent Headache

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Acute Recurrent Headache, Recurrent Headache

  • See Also
  1. Headache
  2. Headache Causes
  3. Acute Generalized Headache
  4. Acute Localized Headache
  5. Chronic Non-Progressive Headache
  6. Chronic Progressive Headache
  • Causes
  • Children
  1. Migraine Headache (52%)
  2. Chronic Tension Headache (21%)
  3. References
    1. Maytal (1995) Pediatrics 96:413-6 [PubMed]
  1. Tension Headache
  2. Migraine Headache
  3. Complicated Migraine Headache
    1. Hemiplegic Migraine Headache (young child)
    2. Ophthalmologic Migraine Headache (young child)
    3. Basilar Migraine Headache (adolescent girls)
  4. Exertional Headache
  5. Paroxysmal Hemicrania
  6. Cluster Headache (rare in children)
  7. Migraine equivalent
    1. Cyclic Vomiting
    2. Acute confusional state
    3. Transient Global Amnesia
  • Evaluation
  1. See Headache History
  2. See Headache Examination
  3. See Headache Diagnostic Testing
  4. See Neuroimaging in Headache
  • Management
  1. Reassurance
  2. Patient Education
  3. Headache Nonpharmacologic Treatment
  4. Specific Pharmacologic Treatment
    1. See specific Headache types