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## Overview[edit | edit source]

The majority of children with headaches have a primary headache disorder[1] or secondary headache to a self limiting condition.[2] However, a number of patients have a serious secondary headache.[1]

## History and Symptoms[edit | edit source]

* The majority of children with headaches have a primary headache disorder.[1] or a secondary headache to a self limiting condition.[2] However, a number of patients have a serious secondary headache.[1]
* Red flag features of serious headaches in children include age younger than 3 years old, recent onset and worsening pattern, early morning awakening with headache or vomiting, headaches worse with straining, seizures, mood change, mental status change, change in school performance, cafe-au-lait macules, and hypopigmented macules.[3]

### History[edit | edit source]

Patients with [disease name]] may have a positive history of:

* [History finding 1]
* [History finding 2]
* [History finding 3]

### Common Symptoms[edit | edit source]

Common symptoms of headaches in children include:

* Vomiting[4] with migraine
* Abdominal pain[4] with migraine
* [Symptom 3]

### Less Common Symptoms[edit | edit source]

Less common symptoms of [disease name] include

* [Symptom 1]
* [Symptom 2]
* [Symptom 3]

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dao JM, Qubty W (2018). "Headache Diagnosis in Children and Adolescents". Curr Pain Headache Rep. 22 (3): 17. doi:10.1007/s11916-018-0675-7. PMID 29476266.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Papetti L, Capuano A, Tarantino S, Vigevano F, Valeriani M (2015). "Headache as an emergency in children and adolescents". Curr Pain Headache Rep. 19 (3): 3. doi:10.1007/s11916-015-0480-5. PMID 25754600.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
3. ↑ Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G (1975). "Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes". Biochem Pharmacol. 24 (17): 1639–41. PMID https://doi.org/10.1542/pir.2017-0012 Check `|pmid=` value (help).CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tepper DE (2017). "Migraine in Children". Headache. 57 (6): 1021–1022. doi:10.1111/head.13091. PMID 28594120.

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