Primary headache epidemiology in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Journal of headache and pain Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 8 - 16
• Main Authors: Onofri, Agnese, Pensato, Umberto, Rosignoli, Chiara, Wells-Gatnik, William, Stanyer, Emily, Ornello, Raffaele, Chen, Hui Zhou, De Santis, Federico, Torrente, Angelo, Mikulenka, Petr, Monte, Gabriele, Marschollek, Karol, Waliszewska-Prosół, Marta, Wiels, Wietse, Boucherie, Deirdre M., Onan, Dilara, Farham, Fatemeh, Al-Hassany, Linda, Sacco, Simona
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Milan Springer Milan 14.02.2023; Springer Nature B.V; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Adult; Autonomic nervous system; Child; Child and adolescent headache; Children; Cross-Sectional Studies; Epidemiology; Female; Headache; Headache - epidemiology; Headaches; Hot topics in headache and pain from the EHF-SAS; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Meta-analysis; Migraine; Migraine with Aura; Migraine without Aura; Neurology; Pain Medicine; Pediatrics; Prevalence; Review; Systematic review; Teenagers; Tension-type headache; Tension-Type Headache - epidemiology; Child and adolescent headache; Tension-type headache; Prevalence; Migraine; Headache epidemiology; Systematic review; Meta-analysis

Introduction Headache is the most prevalent neurological manifestation in adults and one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. In children and adolescents, headaches are arguably responsible for a remarkable impact on physical and psychological issues, yet high-quality evidence is scarce. M...