Children’s headaches and vomiting may be caused by a variety of reasons, involving two main aspects: non-disease and disease. Among non-disease factors, lack of sleep is a common reason, with children experiencing sleep deprivation due to heavy study loads or excessive gaming, which may trigger headaches, along with dizziness, and attention issues. Additionally, extreme temperature changes, whether hot or cold, may stimulate the head, causing pain as well as feelings of nausea and vomiting.
In terms of disease factors, intracranial infectious diseases, such as viral encephalitis and tuberculous meningitis, especially when a child’s immune system is compromised, can lead to pathogens invading the central nervous system, releasing toxins, disrupting normal brain function, resulting in not only headaches and vomiting but also fever and seizures. Cerebrovascular malformations, caused by congenital development issues, affect the brain’s blood supply, leading to cerebral ischemia and hypoxia, besides similar symptoms, may also cause limb dysfunction. Migraines may be associated with genetic and endocrine factors, characterized by throbbing pain on one side of the head, often accompanied by sensitivity to light and nausea.
It is worth noting that other diseases such as brain tumors may also result in these symptoms. When facing frequent occurrences of headaches and vomiting in children, it is advisable to promptly take the child to a pediatric clinic for investigation, determining the cause through methods such as brain CT scans. In daily care, parents should ensure that children stay warm, get enough rest, and prevent such discomfort from occurring.
