Comorbidities in children and adolescents
Disclosures (1) Jason L. Ziplow, MD has no disclosures. (2) Dawn C. Buse, PhD, in the past 12 months, has received grant support from NIH/FDA and Amgen. She has received…
NEUROLOGY
Chronic migraine and other types of primary chronic daily headache
Section A: What health care professionals need to know about chronic daily headache in children and adolescents Introduction Chronic daily headache (CDH) is a non-specific term that refers to any…
Effect of hormones
Effect of hormones: What a headache specialist needs to know Migraine has long been thought to be more common in boys prior to age 12, and in girls and women…
The “episodic syndromes”: I.e., what migraine looks like before it “looks like” migraine
Introduction ☆ Editor’s note: In these conditions, a baby or older child will present with a set of recurrent symptoms and then may eventually have migraine when older. Sadly, diagnosis…
Genetics of migraine
When asking a family about headaches, many times they can identify multiple family members that intermittently have headaches. Oftentimes, the families view this as normal and have the perception that…
Pathophysiology of migraine
For patients and families The migraine cycle When people think of migraine, they usually first think of headache or head pain. But migraine is much more than a headache. Migraines…
Why does my head hurt? You’re not the only one: Epidemiology
Epidemiology: For families So, you have a headache. The bad news is: you have a headache. The good news is: you are not alone, and there are many things that…
My headache story: A guide for families, primary care, and specialists
For families Having a visit with your child with headaches can be daunting. On the one hand, you see your child suffering with pain. Will the provider listen? Will she…
Future of telemedicine
Telemedicine (also known as telehealth, as will be used interchangeably in this chapter) is the remote provision of health care using any variety of telecommunication tools, wearable devices, computing technology,…
International teleneurology
Background Traditional medical practice is not always the most efficient or convenient way to provide care to our neurology patients. With an increasing demand for neurologic services in a growing…
