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A Child with Frequent Episodic Tension-Type Headache

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This 14-year-old girl presented with a progressive and frequent headache attacks consistent with the diagnosis of “frequent episodic tension-type headache (ETTH)” based on the ICHD-3 beta criteria. She had an additional personality trait for anxiety disorder, and her mother suffers from depression increasing her risk of chronic daily headache (CDH). A management strategy consisting of a multidisciplinary approach was explained to her and her parents. She was given advice regarding the risk of CDH and other social problems.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Osman Özgür Yalın MD

  2. Department of Neurology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey

    Aynur Özge MD

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  1. Royal Hospital for Children , Larbert, United Kingdom

    Ishaq Abu-Arafeh

  2. Department of Neurology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey

    Aynur Özge

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Yalın, O.Ö., Özge, A. (2016). A Child with Frequent Episodic Tension-Type Headache. In: Abu-Arafeh, I., Özge, A. (eds) Headache in Children and Adolescents. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28628-0_10

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