Pediatric post-traumatic headache

Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2006 Oct;10(5):387-90. doi: 10.1007/s11916-006-0065-4.

Abstract

Post-traumatic headache after craniocerebral trauma is not an uncommon occurrence in children and adolescents. It can occur after mild, moderate, or severe injury. The headache may have features of tension-type headache, migraine, or probable migraine and is rarely seen in isolation. It is often part of a syndrome encompassing a variety of somatic and psychobehavioral symptoms. In time, the headache and accompanying symptoms gradually resolve over a period of 8 to 12 weeks. However, sometimes it may become chronic, requiring a multidimensional management approach including pharmacologic intervention, physical rehabilitation, and cognitive-behavioral therapy as used in the adult population.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Headache / diagnosis
  • Headache / etiology*
  • Headache / therapy
  • Humans
  • Wounds and Injuries / complications*