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Definition
Causes
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Viral illnesses: Most headaches are part of a viral illness, especially with colds. These usually last a few days.
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Muscle tension headaches: Most common type of recurrent headaches. Muscle tension headaches give a feeling of tightness around the head. The neck muscles also become sore and tight. Tension headaches can be caused by staying in one position for a long time, such as with reading or using a computer. Other children get tension headaches as a reaction to stress, such as pressure for better grades or family disagreements.
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Migraine headaches: Recurrent severe, incapacitating headaches
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Other common causes: Hunger, exertion, sunlight, coughing
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Frontal sinusitis: can cause a frontal headache just above the eyebrow. Rare before 10 years old because frontal sinus not developed. Other sinuses cause face pain, not headache.
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Serious causes: Meningitis or encephalitis. Symptoms include a headache, stiff neck, vomiting, fever and confusion.
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