KidsandHeadaches.com » Headache Diagnostics http://kidsandheadaches.com Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:51:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Headache Diagnostics http://kidsandheadaches.com/headache-diagnostics.htm http://kidsandheadaches.com/headache-diagnostics.htm#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:16:16 +0000 http://kidsandheadaches.com/?p=5 Diagnostic tests that may be performed include the following:

* Head CT scan
* Head MRI
* Sinuses x-rays
* Temporal artery biopsy
* Lumbar puncture

If a migraine is diagnosed, medications that contain ergot may be prescribed. Temporal arteritis must be treated with steroids to help prevent blindness. Other disorders are treated as is appropriate.

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