Headaches in Children

Headaches in children are common. The International Classification of Headache Disorders, third edition (ICHD-3 beta version) lists over 200 headache disorders which may affect adults or children. In practice, the majority of headaches in children who seek evaluation will be migraine-related. Not infrequently these headache disorders will present first with non-headache symptoms, such as vomiting,abdominal pain, or vertigo.…