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Specificity of IHS Criteria in Childhood Headache
Author(s) -
Seshia Shashi S.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1046/j.1526-4610.1996.3605295.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neuroscience , psychology
We prospectively assessed the relative specificity of the International Headache Society (IHS) criteria in 30 children referred to a pediatric neurologist. An important cause of headache, including raised intrecranial pressure with slit ventricle syndrome, would have been missed in 4 children if one had relied on IHS criteria alone. Specific revisions have been proposed to minimize misclassification and further enhance the relevance of the IHS document for children.