[Modern principles of primary headaches prevention in children and adolescents]
O R Esin1,2
1Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, Kazan, Russia.
Abstract:
Headaches in children and adolescents are an actual problem of modern medicine. In most cases, headaches are regarded as a manifestation of vertebrogenic or cerebrovascular pathology, or as a manifestation of autonomic dystonia syndrome which leads to an erroneous diagnosis and treatment. The review considers the factors of occurrence and chronicity of primary headaches (hypodynamia, postural disorders, magnesium and vitamin D deficiency, anxiety and depression, central sensitization, alexithymia), methods for their diagnosis and treatment.
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