HEADACHE

Symptoms | When to call | Homecare Advice

Symptom Definition

• Pain or discomfort of the scalp or forehead areas.
• The face and ears are excluded.

Causes

• Main cause: muscle tension headache or headache from fever.

See More Appropriate Topic(instead of this one) If

• Followed a head injury within last 3 days, see HEAD INJURY.
• Pain is around the eye or the cheekbone, see SINUS PAIN AND CONGESTION.

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Pediatric SelfCareNavigator. Copyright © 2000-2004 Barton Schmitt, M.D. FAAP

Reviewed 8/2004

Revised 8/2004

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• Sinus Pain and Congestion

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