The Other Pediatric Primary Headaches

Dear Colleagues,

Headaches are a common and crippling neurological disorder in the pediatric population. Despite the significant body of data on pediatric headaches, they continue to be an important challenge for clinicians. In fact, they are probably the most frequent neurological symptom for which children and adolescents are referred to a doctor or an emergency department. 

The child is not only a “little adult", and pediatric primary headaches can vary significantly according to different ages, in terms of not only clinical and prognostic aspects but also the response to the therapy. Other types of pediatric headaches, excluding migraine, can be quite frequent, for example, tension headache, primary stabbing headache, or TACs; however, they are little known and studied. Therefore, it would be important to have more information about its characteristic clinical aspects especially in early childhood, the adaptability of the diagnostic criteria of the latest IHS classification, and the outcome at later ages. Furthermore, it is crucial to investigate possible changes in the situation in the COVID-19 era, and the response to pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies.

The main aim of the present Topic is to collect clinical observations and experimental evidence showing the peculiarity of other primary pediatric headaches at this early stage of life. We hope that this collection can help our fellow clinicians recognize and treat them efficaciously in younger patients.

Dr. Vincenzo Raieli
Dr. Vittorio Sciruicchio
Guest Editors

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