Tech-savvy teenagers tend to suffer from headaches
23 Feb, 2011
KOLKATA: An increasing number of computer-savvy teenagers are suffering from acute headaches which neurologists attribute to prolonged stress on the eye and brain.
"Increasing use of computers, laptops, video games and other electronic gadgets are triggering acute headaches among teenagers in major cities of India," neurologists at the Fortis Hospital here said.
They said that though no systematic study has been conducted on the issue, prevalence of headache is found to be around 47 percent globally and is nearly identical in India too.
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