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Suggest Treatment For Severe Head Pain In A Child

My 8yr old daughter is complaining of pains in her head and not eating at al today.this came on her Al of a sudden at about 2 o clock today.she was out playin wit her friends as normal and then just went really pale and said she wasn t feelin to wel.she went straight to bed and has lay there since but not asleep.she feel asleep about 8 o clock.i am giving her paracetamol but doesn t seem to change her symptoms plus she seems very warm.any advice pls ?
Mon, 29 Jun 2015
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Pediatrician, Pulmonology ,  's  Response
Hi....Headache in kids need to be considered serious only when the below symptoms are there -
1. Vomiting continuously
2. Seizures/ Fits
3. Watery of bloody discharge from ears and nose
4. Unconsciousness
5. Altered sensorium or behaviour.
Without the above red flag symptoms, just feeling low energy levels points out towards Migraine and other sorts of tension headaches which are on the rise in current scenario due to excessive academic and peer stress the kids are experiencing.

But as she's having altered behaviour among these, I suggest you take her to nearest emergency room as it could be a problem in central nervous system.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Head Pain In A Child

Hi....Headache in kids need to be considered serious only when the below symptoms are there - 1. Vomiting continuously 2. Seizures/ Fits 3. Watery of bloody discharge from ears and nose 4. Unconsciousness 5. Altered sensorium or behaviour. Without the above red flag symptoms, just feeling low energy levels points out towards Migraine and other sorts of tension headaches which are on the rise in current scenario due to excessive academic and peer stress the kids are experiencing. But as she s having altered behaviour among these, I suggest you take her to nearest emergency room as it could be a problem in central nervous system. Regards - Dr. Sumanth