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The Prognosis and Treatment of Headaches in Children – a Ten Year Follow-up

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Joseph Dooley  and
Alexa Bagnell
Joseph Dooley*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University and The IWK Children’s Hospital, Halifax
Alexa Bagnell
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University and The IWK Children’s Hospital, Halifax
*
Neurology Division, The IWK Children’s Hospital, 5850 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3J 3G9
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Abstract:

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The prognosis and methods of treating headaches were studied in a group of children, 10 years after their initial diagnosis in 1983. Follow-up was achieved for 77 patients (81%). Headaches persisted in 72.7% but were much improved in 81.3%. Medication use was uncommon, with non-prescription medications used by 30.3% and prescription medications by only two. These data suggest that although childhood onset headaches are likely to persist, children who receive early education regarding the use of non-pharmaceutical methods of headache control appear to rely on these methods even after an interval of 10 years.

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Original Articles
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , February 1995 , pp. 47 - 49
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1995

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