Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Introduction: The study aimed prevalence of primary and secondary headaches in children attending the Pain Clinic of Hospital General de México "Dr.Eduardo Liceaga".Objective: The objective of the study was to identify the prevalence of headaches in children at the Pain Clinic of the Hospital General de México.Materials and methods: This was a descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional, and observational study of pediatric patients between 5 and 17 years old at the Pediatric Algology service with a headache from January 1, 2012, to January 1, 2017.They were included and classified according to the type of headache, age, and gender.Results: During the time of the study, 4281 consultations were obtained with 526 patients with headaches.Twenty-three percent had primary headaches, most frequently migraine-type (18.25%) and secondary (12.54%) with vascular headache as the most frequent.Not included in any of these categories were the remaining 63.88% as under study.After 13 years of age, the most affected gender was female.Conclusions: Headaches are one of the most common complaints, the most frequent is primary.Its prevalence varies greatly and increases throughout childhood.
Authors: Karen García-García, Mariana Figueroa-Jaramillo, Elisa Hernández-Ramírez, María A. Florez-Muñoz
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4403422105