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Headache, Burden, and Quality of Life

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Headache and Comorbidities in Childhood and Adolescence

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Abstract

Headache is a frequent health complaint during childhood, with increasing prevalence in adolescence, high likelihood of persisting into adulthood, and rising incidence over the past decades [1, 2]. Given the significant frequency of pediatric headache, it is important to understand the influence of headache on the functioning of children and adolescents because childhood is a time during which important developmental milestones occur via engagement in social and academic settings. This impact can be examined in terms of the specific burden that it creates for children and families as well as in terms of the effect it has on a more holistic view of quality of life (QoL).

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  1. Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Michelle M. Ernst Ph.D. & Scott W. Powers Ph.D., A.B.P.P., F.A.H.S.

  2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Michelle M. Ernst Ph.D. & Scott W. Powers Ph.D., A.B.P.P., F.A.H.S.

  3. Headache Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Scott W. Powers Ph.D., A.B.P.P., F.A.H.S.

  4. Neurology Department, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Derya Uluduz M.D.

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  1. Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

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Ernst, M.M., Powers, S.W., Uluduz, D. (2017). Headache, Burden, and Quality of Life. 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_5

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