Occipital headaches and neuroimaging in children

Conclusions: Children with occipital headache are more likely to undergo neuroimaging. In the absence of concerning features on the history and in the setting of a normal neurologic examination, neuroimaging can be deferred in most pediatric patients when occipital pain is present.
Source: Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Secondary headache disorders, Pediatric headache, Diagnostic test assessment, All Imaging, Risk factors in epidemiology ARTICLE Source Type: research