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Pediatric-onset extracephalic stabbing pain.

Yosuke Kakisaka¹, Shinsuke Kano², Naomi Hino-Fukuyo³

¹Department of Pediatrics, South Miyagi Medical Center, Ogawara, Japan Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan kakisuke@mui.biglobe.ne.jp.

Journal of Child Neurology

|October 5, 2013

Summary

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Idiopathic stabbing headache, a rare condition, can manifest as severe, brief pains outside the head in children. This case report highlights extracephalic stabbing pain in a pediatric patient, successfully treated with valproic acid.

Keywords:

extracephalic pediatric-onset stabbing pain

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Neurology
Pediatric Neurology
Pain Medicine

Background:

Idiopathic stabbing headache (ISH) is characterized by sudden, brief head pain without underlying pathology.
Extracephalic stabbing pain, a rare variant of ISH, has been documented primarily in adults.

Observation:

A case of an 8-year-old boy presenting with recurrent, severe stabbing pain in the chest, abdomen, and knee.
Pain episodes lasted 2-3 minutes, occurred spontaneously, and were unassociated with headache.
Initial investigations revealed no organic abnormalities.

Findings:

Diagnosis of extracephalic stabbing pain was established in the pediatric patient.
Symptoms showed significant improvement following treatment with valproic acid.
This case confirms the occurrence of extracephalic stabbing pain in the pediatric population.

Implications:

Highlights the importance of recognizing extracephalic stabbing pain in children.
Suggests valproic acid as a potential therapeutic option for this rare condition.
Emphasizes the need for increased awareness among clinicians regarding this unusual pain presentation in pediatric patients.