Tension Type Headache in Adolescence and Childhood: Where Are We Now?

Tension type headache (TTH) is a primary headache disorder considered common in children and adolescents. It remains debatable whether TTH and migraine are separate biological entities. This review summarizes the most recent literature of TTH with regards to children and adolescents. Further studies...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Monteith, Teshamae S., Sprenger, Till
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Current Science Inc. 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2964486/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20927610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11916-010-0149-z
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Sumario:Tension type headache (TTH) is a primary headache disorder considered common in children and adolescents. It remains debatable whether TTH and migraine are separate biological entities. This review summarizes the most recent literature of TTH with regards to children and adolescents. Further studies of TTH are needed to develop a biologically based classification system that may be facilitated through understanding changes in the developing brain during childhood and adolescence.

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