Title |
Headache and comorbidity in children and adolescents
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Published in |
The Journal of Headache and Pain, September 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1129-2377-14-79 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Benedetta Bellini, Marco Arruda, Alessandra Cescut, Cosetta Saulle, Antonello Persico, Marco Carotenuto, Michela Gatta, Renata Nacinovich, Fausta Paola Piazza, Cristiano Termine, Elisabetta Tozzi, Franco Lucchese, Vincenzo Guidetti |
Abstract |
Headache is one of the most common neurological symptom reported in childhood and adolescence, leading to high levels of school absences and being associated with several comorbid conditions, particularly in neurological, psychiatric and cardiovascular systems. Neurological and psychiatric disorders, that are associated with migraine, are mainly depression, anxiety disorders, epilepsy and sleep disorders, ADHD and Tourette syndrome. It also has been shown an association with atopic disease and cardiovascular disease, especially ischemic stroke and patent foramen ovale (PFO). |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
United States | 1 | 25% |
Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Spain | 1 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 271 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 33 | 12% |
Researcher | 31 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 31 | 11% |
Student > Master | 30 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 7% |
Other | 58 | 21% |
Unknown | 74 | 27% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 102 | 37% |
Psychology | 28 | 10% |
Neuroscience | 19 | 7% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 5% |
Social Sciences | 7 | 3% |
Other | 19 | 7% |
Unknown | 85 | 31% |