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• Identify headache related stressors – overtime most patients can identify some type of trend • Learning how the mind and body are connected and how repeated stress
• Fasting is one of the most common causes of headaches. It is important that children not skip any meals, but many children report skipping meals at school when they are not in the presence of their parents. Check in with your child or child’s teacher specifically to ensure that they are eating the meals at school.
o This may help get rid of the headache faster. What can I do to prevent my child's headaches? Here are the most important things to help decrease the frequency and severity of your child’s headaches: • Fluids: Make sure your child drinks enough fluids. Children and teens need 4 to 8
If your child develops a headache with any of the features below, they should attend A&E without delay. • A headache that wakes them at night • A headache that is present on awakening in the morning • A headache that progressively worsens • A headache triggered or aggravated by coughing, sneezing or bending down
Headache in children can occur on its own (primary disorder) or as a result of another condition. Primary headache disorders include migraine and tension type headache. The most common primary headache disorder is migraine without aura.
Identify the common types of headache and the factors to consider in evaluating a pediatric patient who presents with headache. Describe the different types of migraine and the differences in approach in treatment of acute migraine and status migrainous. Describe the features of other primary and secondary headache disorders.
• Trigger avoidance: Avoid sleep deprivation, fasting, and identifiable triggers ; Acute management: It is advisable to prevent overuse of analgesics to prevent chronic and intractable headaches termed analgesic rebound headache. In case the patient still has
