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Barbara Bolzonella

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Headache attributed to aeroplane travel: the first multicentric survey in a paediatric population affected by primary headaches

2018

BACKGROUND: This multicentric survey investigates the prevalence and characteristics of Airplane Headache in children affected by primary headaches. METHODS: Patients with symptoms of Airplane Headache were recruited from nine Italian Pediatric Headache Centres. Each patient was handed a structured questionnaire which met the ICHD-III criteria. RESULTS: Among 320 children suffering from primary headaches who had flights during their lifetime, 15 (4.7%) had Airplane Headache, with mean age of 12.4 years. Most of the patients were females (80%). The headache was predominantly bilateral (80%) and localized to the frontal area (60%); it was mainly pulsating, and lasted less than 30 min in all c…

MalePediatricsNeurologyPhotophobiaAircraftHeadache Disorderlcsh:MedicineAirplane0302 clinical medicinePhotophobiaSurveys and QuestionnairesSurveys and Questionnaire030212 general & internal medicineChildChildrenAeroplane travelPain MeasurementTravelICHD-IIIHeadacheGeneral MedicinePediatric headachePhonophobiaItalyChild PreschoolFemalemedicine.symptomResearch ArticleHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentHeadache Disorders03 medical and health sciencesPrimary headachePrimary headachePrimary headachesmedicineHumansPreschoolAeroplane travel; Airplane; Children; Headache; ICHD-III; Pediatric headache; Primary headaches; Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child Preschool; Female; Headache Disorders; Humans; Italy; Male; Pain Measurement; Photophobia; Aircraft; Surveys and Questionnaires; Travelbusiness.industrylcsh:RMean agePediatric headacheAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineConcomitantNeurology (clinical)business030217 neurology & neurosurgeryPaediatric population
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Survey on treatments for primary headaches in 13 specialized juvenile Headache Centers: The first multicenter Italian study

2017

Abstract Aim The purpose of this retrospective multicenter study was to evaluate the use and the self-perceived efficacy and tolerability of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments in children and adolescents with primary headaches. Methods Study of a cohort of children and adolescents diagnosed with primary headache, consecutively referred to 13 juvenile Italian Headache Centers. An ad hoc questionnaire was used for clinical data collection. Results Among 706 patients with primary headaches included in the study, 637 cases with a single type of headache (migraine 76% – with and without aura in 10% and 67% respectively; tension-type headache 24%) were selected (mean age at clinic…

MalePediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentMigraine DisordersAdolescents; Children; Migraine; Primary headaches; Tension-type headache; Treatment; Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health; Neurology (clinical)Tension-typeTriptansPizotifenPediatrics03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinechildrenPrimary headacheBehavior TherapySurveys and QuestionnairesmedicineAcupunctureHumansAmitriptylinemigraine030212 general & internal medicineadolescentsPractice Patterns Physicians'ChildFlunarizineRetrospective Studiestreatmentbusiness.industryAnti-Inflammatory Agents Non-SteroidalGeneral Medicineadolescents; children; migraine; primary headaches; tension-type headache; treatmentPerinatology and Child Healthmedicine.diseasetension-type headacheMigraineTolerabilityItalyPediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthCohortAnticonvulsantsFemaleprimary headachesNeurology (clinical)businessheadache030217 neurology & neurosurgeryPrimary headaches; Migraine; Tension-type; headache; Treatment; Children; Adolescentsmedicine.drug
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