Abstract
A review of the literature on tension-type and other “nonmigrainous” primary headaches is presented from Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.
Highlights
A review of the literature on tension-type and other "nonmigrainous" primary headaches is presented from Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
Topiramate was effective in reducing the frequency and severity of chronic daily headache in 62% of 21 patients, ages 6-18 years, using a low dose
Other primary headaches and neuralgias are brief, with or without autonomic symptoms. They include cluster headaches, paroxysmal hemicrania responsive to indomethacin, short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT), stabbing headache, cough headache, exertional, headache with sexual activity, hypnic headache, thunderclap headache, cranial neuralgias, trigeminal neuralgia, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, occipital neuralgia, and ice cream headache, Cluster headaches, paroxysmal hemicrania, and SUNCT are similar in location, their duration differs widely from 15-180 minutes for cluster headaches, 2-30 min for paroxysmal hemicrania, and 5-240 seconds for SUNCT, the frequency of attacks is 8/day, 5/day, and 3200/day, respectively, and a response to indomethacin occurs only for paroxysmal hemicrania
Summary
A review of the literature on tension-type and other "nonmigrainous" primary headaches is presented from Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA. The long-term effectiveness and outcome of multidisciplinary treatment of childhood headaches were evaluated at 1,2, and 5 years at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH. Frequency, duration, participation in activities during headaches, effect of treatment, and school days missed were collected from clinic follow-up questionnaire or via telephone.
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