Table 2.
Life-threatening causes of headache in children.
| Hypertension Coarctation of aorta Central nervous system infections Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt malfunction or infection Venous sinus thrombosis Ischaemic Stroke Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) Cervical artery dissection Hemorrhage Brain tumor Hydrocephalus Brain malformation (Chiari type I, Dandy Walker) Idiopathic intracranial hypertension Carbon monoxide poisoning |