|Articles|August 1, 2002

Pediatric Puzzler: All in her head? Intermittent headache and vomiting in a 12-year-old

A 12-year-old girl complains of headache and vomiting. The symptoms developed two weeks earlier, she reports, and have occurred intermittently since. Pain persists severely for five to 15 minutes and then dully thereafter.

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