Comorbidities of primary headache in children

Abstract

Headache is one of the most common neurological symptoms reported in childhood and adolescence, leading to high levels of school absences, learning problems, and poor psychiatric conditions. Pediatric headache has been associated with several neurological and psychiatric comorbidities; in particular, depression, anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, and epilepsy have been associated with pediatric migraine. The goal of this article is to review the comorbidities associated with pediatric headache, thereby enabling pediatric neurologists to identify shared triggers and develop synergistic management strategies that address headache and its comorbidities.

Pediatric headache: a narrative review

“…Treatment response is poor in patients with concomitant psychiatric and neurological disorders [ 28 ]. Accompanying symptoms should be alleviated, and quality of life should be improved [ 29 ].…”