The prevalence of headache disorders in children and adolescents in Iran: a schools-based study.

Mansoureh ToghaPegah RafieeZeinab GhorbaniAlireza KhosraviTayyar ŞaşmazDerya Akıcı KaleDerya UluduzTimothy J Steiner

Published in: Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache (2022)

Headache disorders are common in children and adolescents in Iran, with undifferentiated headache accounting for over one third of cases. The increasing prevalence of probable medication-overuse headache with age is concerning. These findings are of importance to health and educational policies in Iran.

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