This PedsCases note provides a one-page overview on managing post-stroke headaches, including abortive and prophylactic therapies. It was created by Julia Craig, a medical student at the University of Alberta with the help of Dr. Thilinie Rajapakse, pediatric neurologist at the University of Alberta.

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References

1. Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society (IHS) The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition. Cephalalgia. 2018 Jan;38(1):1–211.

2. Robblee J, Starling AJ. SEEDS for success: Lifestyle management in migraine. Cleve Clin J Med. 2019 Nov;86(11):741–9.

3. Hall A, Brand A, Kedia S. Chapter 20- Nonpharmaceutical options for pediatric headache: Nutraceuticals, manual therapies, and acupuncture. In: Pediatric headache. Elsevier; 2022. p. 223–66. 

4. Oskoui M, Pringsheim T, Holler-Managan Y, Potrebic S, Billinghurst L, Gloss D, et al. Practice guideline update summary: Acute treatment of migraine in children and adolescents: Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society. Neurology. 2019 Sep 10;93(11):487–99.

5. Kacperski J, Kabbouche MA, O’Brien HL, Weberding JL. The optimal management of headaches in children and adolescents. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2016 Jan;9(1):53–68.