The association between use of electronic media and prevalence
of headache in adolescents: results from a population-based
cross-sectional study 1 Institute of Social Paediatrics and
Adolescent Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich,
Heiglhofstrasse 63, 81377 Munich, Germany 2 Institute and
Outpatient Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental
Medicine, Unit for Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology &
NetTeaching, Hospital of the University Munich, Ziemssenstrasse
1, 80336 Munich, Germany 3 Department of Neurology, Klinikum
Grosshadern, Hospital of the University Munich,
Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany BMC Neurology 2010,
10:12 doi:10.1186/1471-2377-10-12Published: 9 February 2010 Use
of electronic media, i.e. mobile phones, computers, television,
game consoles or listening to music, is very common, especially
amongst adolescents. There is currently a debate about whether
frequent use of these media might have adverse effects on
health, especially on headaches, which are amon