Causes of headache in childhood

�ncecik, Faruk; Sang�n, �zlem; Ako�lu, Ertap; Melek, �smet; �ks�z, H�seyin; Duman, Ta�k�n

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Causes of headache in childhood [Medeniyet Med J]

Medeniyet Med J. 2006; 21(2): 91-93

Causes of headache in childhood

Faruk �ncecik¹, �zlem Sang�n¹, Ertap Ako�lu², �smet Melek³, H�seyin �ks�z⁴, Ta�k�n Duman³
¹Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Hatay
²Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Ear-Nose-Throat Department, Hatay
³Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Hatay
⁴Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Hatay

Headaches in childhood can be the result of serious organic events as well as the benign causes. In this paper, it is aimed to investigate the etiology of the headache complaint in childhood.
This research is made retrospectively in 62 cases; 40 females and 22 males, who are 6-14 years old and admitted with the complaint of headache. The age of the beginning of the
headache, duration, frequency, character, localization, intensity, accompanying factors, triggering factors, family history, physical and neurological examination, waters graphy, EEG, BBT and MRG datas are recorded.
There were tension headache in 14 cases (22.6 %), sinusitis in 11 (17.7 %), migraine in 9 ( 14.5 %), epilepsy in 6 (9.7 %), posttraumatic headache in 5 (8.1 %), headache related with eye disorders in 2 cases (6.4 %), arachnoid cyst in 2 cases (3.2 %), intracranial tumor in 1 case (3.2 %) and unclassified headache in 10 cases (16.2 %).
In this study, the mostly seen causes of headaches in childhood are determined as tension headaches, migraine and sinusitis.

Keywords: Headaches, childhood

�ocuklarda ba� a�r�s� nedenleri

Faruk �ncecik¹, �zlem Sang�n¹, Ertap Ako�lu², �smet Melek³, H�seyin �ks�z⁴, Ta�k�n Duman³
¹Mustafa Kemal �niversitesi T�p Fak�ltesi, Pediatri Anabilim Dal�, Hatay
²Mustafa Kemal �niversitesi T�p Fak�ltesi, Kulak-Burun-Bo�az Anabilim Dal�, Hatay
³Mustafa Kemal �niversitesi T�p Fak�ltesi, N�roloji Anabilim Dal�, Hatay
⁴Mustafa Kemal �niversitesi T�p Fak�ltesi, G�z Hastal�klar� Anabilim Dal�, Hatay

�ocuklardaki ba� a�r�s� nedenleri selim olabilece�i gibi ciddi organik nedenlere de ba�l� geli�ebilir. Bu �al��mada �ocukluk ya� grubundaki olgularda ba� a�r�s� yak�nmas�n�n etiyolojik nedenlerinin ara�t�r�lmas� ama�lanm��t�r.
�al��ma, ba� a�r�s� yak�nmas� ile ba�vuran ve ya�lar� 6-14 ya� aras� de�i�en 40'� k�z ve 22'si erkek olan 62 olguda retrospektif olarak yap�ld�. Olgularda ba� a�r�s�n�n ba�lang�� ya��, s�resi, s�kl��, karakteri, yeri, �iddeti, e�lik eden bulgular, tetikleyen etmenler, aile �yk�s�, fizik ve n�rolojik muayene bulgular� ile waters, EEG, BBT ve MRG gibi ara�t�rma verileri kaydedildi.
Ba� a�r�s� nedenleri olarak 14 olguda (% 22.6) gerilim tipi ba� a�r�s�, 11 olguda (% 17.7) sin�zit, 9 olguda (% 14.5) migren, 6 olguda (% 9.7) epilepsi, 5 olguda (% 8.1) posttravmatik ba� a�r�s�, 4 olguda (% 6.4) g�z bozuklu�una ba�l� ba� a�r�s�, 2 olguda (% 3.2) araknoid kist, bir olguda (% 1.6) intrakraniyal t�m�r ve 10 olguda (% 16.2) s�n�fland�r�lamayan ba� a�r�s� saptand�.
Bu �al��mada en s�k ba� a�r�s� nedenleri olarak gerilim tipi ba� a�r�s�, migren ve sin�zit tespit edildi.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Ba� a�r�s�, �ocukluk

Faruk �ncecik, �zlem Sang�n, Ertap Ako�lu, �smet Melek, H�seyin �ks�z, Ta�k�n Duman. Causes of headache in childhood. Medeniyet Med J. 2006; 21(2): 91-93

Corresponding Author: Faruk �ncecik, T�rkiye

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