Pediatric Headaches in Clinical Practice

Headache is a frequent symptom in children but deciding whether or not it is due to a serious problem can be a difficult task, even for the most experienced healthcare provider. This guide to the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of headache in children and adolescents updates the clinician on the latest recommendations for best practice.  It serves as a quick, up-to-date reference for the recognition, diagnosis, basic understanding, evaluation and management of headache disorders in children and adolescents.

Pediatric Headaches in Clinical Practice covers both primary and secondary headache disorders, including migraine, sinus, and post traumatic headache.   It provides thoughtful guidelines on behavioural management strategies as well as pharmacologic therapies

It is essential reading for primary care providers, pediatricians, physicians, nurse practitioners and all those interested in the care of children with headache disorders.

• Identifying some of the unique features of childhood headaches
• Understanding the basic evaluation of pediatric headache
• Recognizing the "red flags" that are worrisome and require further investigation, and
• Developing a comprehensive treatment plan, including both pharmaceutical and biobehavioral acute and preventive treatment