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01.07.2017 | Childhood and Adolescent Headache (S Evers, Section Editor)
Primary Headaches and School Performance—Is There a Connection?
Erschienen in: Current Pain and Headache Reports | Ausgabe 7/2017
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Purpose of Review
Headache is a common complaint among children and adolescents. School functioning is one of the most important life domains impacted by chronic pain in children. This review discusses the epidemiological and pathophysiological connections between headaches and school functioning including a suggested clinical approach.
Recent Findings
The connection between recurrent and chronic headache and learning disabilities might be psychosocial (fear of failure) or anatomical (malfunctioning of the frontal and prefrontal areas). Only few population-based and clinical studies were done and good studies are still needed in order to understand the complex relationship better. However, relating to our patients’ learning and school performance, history is crucial when a child with primary headaches is evaluated.
Summary
Learning disabilities seem to have a high prevalence among children with primary headache syndromes especially migraine. The connection between the two is complex and might be either part of a common brain pathophysiology and/or a consequence of poor quality of life.