Abstract
Headaches are a very diffuse problem in children and their incidence is growing steadily [1]. This increase is alarming and probably reflects changes in the lifestyle of children that are negative [2]. A review of epidemiological data collected by Abu-Arafeh and Hamalainen [3] on studies done between 1990 and 2007 has shown that the estimated prevalence of headaches in children and adolescents, for periods ranging between 1 month and the entire life, cycle is 58.4%, with an increased incidence in females [3]. Recurrent headache prevalence in the school age population has a growing trend, varying between 5.9 and 82%, reaching a peak in the group aged 11–13 years old and that for both sexes [4]. Headaches are observed in 3–8% of children aged 3 years old, in 19.5% of the those aged 5, and in 37–51.5% of those aged 7. Between the age of 7 and 15 years, the prevalence fluctuates between 26 and 82% [5]. Studies based on the IHS (International Headache Society) criteria in the general population revealed a prevalence oscillating between 3 and 11% [6]. On the first assessment, the persistence of primary headaches prior to age 10 seems to be a predictor of their increased incidence in adulthood, mostly for migraines.
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Salvi, E., Guidetti, V. (2017). Cognitive Therapy for Comorbid Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Headache. In: Guidetti, V., Arruda, M., Ozge, A. (eds) Headache and Comorbidities in Childhood and Adolescence. Headache. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54726-8_22
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