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Papers: 20 Apr 2019 - 26 Apr 2019

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies

PAIN TYPE:
Migraine/Headache


2019 Jun


Headache


59


6

Psychosocial and Demographic Characteristics of Children and Adolescents With Headache Presenting for Treatment in a Headache Infusion Center.

Authors

Woods K, Ostrowski-Delahanty S, Cieplinski T, Winkelman J, Polk P, Victorio CM
Headache. 2019 Jun; 59(6):858-868.
PMID: 31008518.

Abstract

Approximately 10% of pediatric patients have recurrent headaches, with migraine being the most common headache type. If untreated, migraine may progress to status migrainosus, a debilitating condition of prolonged duration, high pain severity, and significant disability. There is high variability in the treatment of status migrainosus including medications used and treatment setting, which may occur in the emergency room, as an inpatient admission, or, less often, in an outpatient infusion center. The paucity of research on the treatment of status migrainosus is a limitation to treatment effectiveness.