Cluster Headache: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment in Pediatric Headache

Borrelli, Alessandro; Valeriani, Massimiliano; Monte, Gabriele; Ursitti, Fabiana; Proietti Checchi, Martina; Tarantino, Samuela; Sforza, Giorgia; Papetti, Laura

doi:10.3390/jcm13051203

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Cluster Headache: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment in Pediatric Headache

by

Alessandro Borrelli

¹,

Massimiliano Valeriani

^2,3,4

,

Gabriele Monte

²

,

Fabiana Ursitti

²,

Martina Proietti Checchi

²

,

Samuela Tarantino

²

,

Giorgia Sforza

²

and

Laura Papetti

^2,*

¹

Academic Department of Pediatrics, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), 00165 Rome, Italy

²

Headache Center, Developmental Neurology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy

³

Medicine Department, Hospital of Rome, Tor Vergata University, 00133 Rome, Italy

⁴

Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark

^*

Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(5), 1203; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13051203

Submission received: 25 January 2024 / Revised: 12 February 2024 / Accepted: 17 February 2024 / Published: 20 February 2024

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Migraine and Headache: Clinical Presentation, Treatment, and Management)

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Abstract

Despite its rarity, cluster headache can affect children. Patients with cluster headaches often experience symptoms in their adolescence, but the time it takes for a correct diagnosis can be very long. Cluster headache can be mistaken for other pathologies, which can result in patients being diagnosed and treated incorrectly. CH therapy often represents a challenge in pediatric age as there are no studies dedicated to this age category and the therapy strategy is generally based on data from adult experience. The aim of this review is to provide a summary of the current literature on cluster headache in children and adolescents.

Keywords: cluster headache; pediatric; children; adolescents; headache; trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias; stabbing headache; indomethacin; migraine

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Borrelli, A.; Valeriani, M.; Monte, G.; Ursitti, F.; Proietti Checchi, M.; Tarantino, S.; Sforza, G.; Papetti, L. Cluster Headache: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment in Pediatric Headache. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 1203. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13051203

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Borrelli A, Valeriani M, Monte G, Ursitti F, Proietti Checchi M, Tarantino S, Sforza G, Papetti L. Cluster Headache: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment in Pediatric Headache. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(5):1203. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13051203

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Borrelli, Alessandro, Massimiliano Valeriani, Gabriele Monte, Fabiana Ursitti, Martina Proietti Checchi, Samuela Tarantino, Giorgia Sforza, and Laura Papetti. 2024. "Cluster Headache: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment in Pediatric Headache" Journal of Clinical Medicine 13, no. 5: 1203. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13051203

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Borrelli, A., Valeriani, M., Monte, G., Ursitti, F., Proietti Checchi, M., Tarantino, S., Sforza, G., & Papetti, L. (2024). Cluster Headache: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment in Pediatric Headache. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(5), 1203. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13051203

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