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	Episode:		Headaches in kids
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:31:39
	Publish Date:		2013-04-18 09:04:48
	Description:		Pediatric Emergency Departments see a few children a day with headache. So how do we pick out the serious ones? In this “noggin-cast” we explore the causes of headache, including Primary headache like migraine and tension headache, secondary headaches from viral illness, and a few other strange ones… Outline: Headache PEMcast Intro, disclaimer and Welcome: CP Headache intro: KB – why we care/worry Headache incidence/prevalence: KB Headache Classification – International Headache Society: http://ihs-classification.org/en/ The Primary Headaches: CP • Migraine • Tension • Cluster The Secondary Headaches: WH • Benign eg Viral illness/sinusitis – most common in children • Pathological eg SOL, Meningitis, BIIH Cranial neuralgias, Facial pain and other headaches: KB • Optic neuritis • Shingles • Weird and wonderful causes! Headache History – important points KB Headache Examination – important features WH “PAWER”: Papilloedema Ataxia Weakness Eyes Reflexes Headache Investigation – CP Follow up – CP
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Headaches in kids