Headache represents the most common neurologic disorder in the general population including children and is increasingly being recognized as a major source of morbidity in youth related to missed school days and activities. Electronic screens are becoming increasingly important in the lives of preteens and teens. In this review, we discussed effects of electronic screens on primary headache in childhood to emphasize the importance of electronic screen exposure in children with headache. Using digital and social media can bring some benefits and risks for mental and physical health. Time spent on screen-based activities contributes to the chance of reporting general physical complaints, in particular, headache and backache during early adolescence. We suggest that all children with primary headache should be evaluated for abuse of electronic screens in neurology practice. We also think that restriction of electronic screen should be advised in children with migraine and tension type headache before initiation of pharmacotherapy. As online classes are a reality, use of electronic screen may be allowed for school age children up to 2 h/day with taking time away from digital media every 20 min for 20 sec. In conclusion, we would like to emphasize that limiting the time spent on the screen is important for the reduction of headache symptoms of children and adolescents.


中文翻译：

---

电子屏幕暴露和儿童头痛


头痛是包括儿童在内的普通人群中最常见的神经系统疾病，并且越来越被认为是与失学时间和活动有关的青年发病率的主要来源。电子屏幕在青少年和青少年的生活中变得越来越重要。在这篇综述中，我们讨论了电子屏幕对儿童期原发性头痛的影响，以强调电子屏幕暴露对头痛儿童的重要性。使用数字和社交媒体会给身心健康带来一些好处和风险。花时间进行基于屏幕的活动有助于报告一般的身体不适，尤其是青春期初期的头痛和腰酸。我们建议在神经内科实践中应评估所有患有原发性头痛的儿童是否滥用电子屏幕。我们还认为，对于偏头痛和紧张型头痛的儿童，应在开始药物治疗之前建议限制电子屏幕的使用。由于在线课程已成为现实，因此可以允许每天2小时以下的学龄儿童使用电子屏幕，并每20分钟花20分钟的时间从数字媒体中抽出时间。总之，我们想强调的是，限制在屏幕上花费的时间对于减轻儿童和青少年的头痛症状很重要。每天最多2小时的学龄儿童可以使用电子屏幕，每20分钟花20秒钟的时间从数字媒体中抽出时间。总之，我们想强调的是，限制在屏幕上花费的时间对于减轻儿童和青少年的头痛症状很重要。每天最多2小时的学龄儿童可以使用电子屏幕，每20分钟花20秒钟的时间从数字媒体中抽出时间。总之，我们想强调的是，限制在屏幕上花费的时间对于减轻儿童和青少年的头痛症状很重要。