Classification of Headache (Headache)

       Headache is a very common complaint in children and adolescents . Often doctors are confused face of the complaint and then solve the problem by performing imaging studies and EEG , which is not appropriate because most of the results indicate that the norm .

Epidemiology
       Data from retrospective studies showed that headache " generic " was found in 37-51 % of children aged 7 years , and increased to 57-82 % of children aged 15 years . Among all headaches in children , migraine and tension - type headache ( TTH ) showed the highest prevalence . The prevalence of migraine was 3 % in pre-school children , 4-11 % of primary school aged children , and 8-23 % in secondary school, while the prevalence of TTH is 30-78 %.

Classification of headache
       Classification of headache have been published by the International Headache Society with the revision in the classification 2005.Dalam , headache diagnosis number in the tens of sorts .
      Headache can be divided into primary headache consisting of migraine , tension - type headache (TTH ), cluster headaches and secondary headaches are caused by other diseases . Among the many types of headache , which is important for pediatricians are migraine , tension - type headache and secondary headache due to intracranial infection , intracranial mass and head trauma .

Some types of headache are important, namely:
1. Migraine
2. Migraine without aura
3. Migraine with aura
4. Benign paroxysmal vertigo
5. periodic syndrome
6. cyclic vomiting
7. abdominal migraines
8. Tension-type headache (TTH)
  9. cluster headache
10. Secondary Headache

This article is taken from the website: INDONESIA Pediatric Association (idai.or.id). thank you