Headache resident survival guide (pediatrics)

Headache resident survival guide (pediatrics) Microchapters
Overview
Causes
FIRE
Diagnosis
Treatment
Do's
Don'ts

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Synonyms and keywords: Headache in kids, Pedicatic headache, approach to headache in children

Overview

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Classification

According to the ICHD- 3 (The International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd edition) headache in children can be classified into 2 types based on the origin of the headache into Primary and Secondary headache

Primary headache is due a primary brain pathology they are mostly benign in nature.

Secondary headache is due to any other underlying conditions:

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

Common Causes

FIRE: Focused Initial Rapid Evaluation

A Focused Initial Rapid Evaluation (FIRE) should be performed to identify patients in need of immediate intervention. The initial rapid evaluation is based on the guidelines:

Signs and symptom of a child with brain tumor. These children will need urgent CNS imaging and referral to a Child Neurologist.

Headache Characteristics:
- New persistant headache especially if for more than 4 weeks.
- Change in nature of headache in previously diagnosed headache in children.
- Symptoms like holding the head in children of age less than 4 years .
Persistent nausea and vomiting on waking up especially if going on for more than 2 weeks.
Eye examination
CNS Examination
Nuchal rigidity
- Motor signs
  - A regression in motor skills
  - Focal motor weakness
  - Abnormal gait and/or coordination (unless local cause)
  - Bell’s palsy (isolated lower motor facial palsy) with no improvement within 4 weeks
  - Dysphagia (unless local cause)
  - In infants - Change in hand or foot preference
  - Loss of learnt skills
- Lethargy
- Seizure
- Atypical aura- basilar type, hemiplegic.
- Cluster headache in Child
- Brief cough headache in a child

Complete Diagnostic Approach

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Treatment

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Do's

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Don'ts

Failure to reassess a child with migraine or tension headache when the headache character changes
Attributing persistent nausea and vomiting to an infective cause in the absence of corroborative findings, eg, contact with similar illness, pyrexia, diarrhea
Failure to fully assess vision in a young or uncooperative child
▶Failure of communication between community optometry and primary and secondary care
Attributing abnormal balance or gait to middle ear disease in the absence of corroborative findings
Failure to identify swallowing difficulties as the cause of recurrent chest infections or “chestiness”
Attributing impaired growth with vomiting to gastrointestinal disease in the absence of corroborative findings
Failure to consider diabetes insipidus in children with polyuria and polydipsia

References

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