ABSTRACT
Recurrent headache is one of the most common health problems in children as reported by parents and adolescents themselves.1,2 Prevalence gradually increases from early school age throughout adolescence.3
Over time, headaches can lead to considerable subjective discomfort, disrupt concentration, promote use of various medications and result in frequent school absences. As a consequence, it is important to identify those headaches most likely to be frequent, intense and sustained, because they are the ones most in need of treatment. The need for treatment is even stronger for those types of headaches associated with a poor prognosis. Effective treatments might also prevent young individuals from becoming chronic adult headache sufferers.
