TY - JOUR PY - 2020// TI - Post-traumatic headache in children and adolescents: a narrative review with a focus on management JO - Current neurology and neuroscience reports A1 - Monsour, Danny Adel A1 - Lay, Christine A1 - Ansari, Tasjeel A1 - Lagman-Bartolome, Ana Marissa SP - e53 EP - e53 VL - 20 IS - 11 N2 - PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Although common, post-traumatic headache (PTH) in the pediatric population is a niche group with a paucity of published evidence on the diagnosis, most appropriate acute and preventative management, and prognosis. This article aims to review pediatric PTH, its epidemiology and pathophysiology with a focus on management and future directions. RECENT FINDINGS: Using MEDLINE, EMBASE, 52 articles on PTH in children and adolescents from 2016 to 2020 were identified. Over the last 4 years, our understanding of traumatic brain injury pathophysiology has grown, expanding the potential for more therapeutic targets. Despite this achievement, and recently published consensus guidelines, the review demonstrated a lack of published controlled trials to help guide management of pediatric PTH. The last 4 years have provided new insights into the potential pathophysiological mechanisms through laboratory research and advanced MR imaging; however, there continues to be a translational gap to clinical practice.

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