Headache meets neurology and psychiatry: a framework for diagnosis

Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2016 Aug;101(4):200-5. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309066. Epub 2016 May 25.

Abstract

This is a case of a very rare progressive disorder which presented with unusual neurological symptoms. Significant diagnostic challenges were experienced. A structured approach to each stage of the case demonstrates a framework to use when considering children with unusual neurological presentations.

Keywords: Child Psychiatry; Neurology; Neuropathology; Ophthalmology; Paediatric Practice.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Headache / diagnosis*
  • Headache / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Mental Disorders / therapy*
  • Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Nervous System Diseases / therapy*
  • Rare Diseases / diagnosis
  • Rare Diseases / therapy
  • Treatment Outcome