Why the study?
Pediatric headache clinical guidelines are scarce and heterogeneous, and their appropriateness and uniformity of application need assessment.
Population
Six clinical guidelines for pediatric headache diagnosis and management
Comparison
Quality and appropriateness of guidelines evaluated using AGREE II instrument
Design
Systematic literature search and evaluation by 11 neuropediatric centers
Authors
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Variable pediatric headache guideline quality warrants cautious adoption; leaves open need for standardized development.
Systematic Review (n=6)
Yes
Absolute Event Rate: 6.54% vs 4.18%
p-value: p=0.001
Existing clinical guidelines for pediatric headache are scarce and heterogeneous in quality, highlighting the need for updates based on evidence-based medicine principles.
Pasquale Parisi (2014) conducted a systematic review in Pediatric headache (n=6). Clinical guidelines (French vs NICE) was evaluated on Overall quality score (p=0.001). Evaluation of six pediatric headache clinical guidelines revealed significant heterogeneity in quality, with French guidelines scoring 6.54 compared to 4.18 for NICE guidelines (p=0.001).
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