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Emergency Department Management of Primary Headache Disorders in Pediatric Patients (Pain Management CME and Pharmacology CME)

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  • Headaches can be categorized as primary or secondary. Primary headache disorders are characterized by headaches as the primary pathology, without structural or systemic causes (eg, migraine and tension-type headache). Secondary headaches are a symptom of another condition (eg, trauma, infection, or systemic disease).
  • The emergency clinician must differentiate between primary headache disorders and secondary headaches of serious or life-threatening etiology. (See Table 4, Table 5, and Table 6.)
  • Pediatric migraine differs slightly from adult migraine: episodes can be shorter, pain is often bifrontal rather than unilateral, and symptoms such as photophobia and phonophobia may be inferred by caretakers from behavioral cues.
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Publication Information
Authors

Lujain F. Abul, MD; Aidan McParland, MD, MSc; Garth D. Meckler, MD, MSHS

Peer Reviewed By

Sujit Iyer, MD; Emily Rose, MD, FAAP, FAAEM, FACEP

Publication Date

January 1, 2025

CME Expiration Date

January 1, 2028    CME Information

CME Credits

4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 4 ACEP Category I Credits, 4 AAP Prescribed Credits, 4 AOA Category 2-B Credits.
Specialty CME Credits: Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 2 Pain Management credits and 2 Pharmacology CME credits, subject to your state and institutional approval.

Pub Med ID: 39693524

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