how to cite this article: nejad biglari h, karimzadeh p, mohammadi kord-kheyli m, hashemi sm. migraine types and triggering factors in children. iran j  child neurol 2012;6(2):33-38. objective migraine is a common problem in children and the mean prevalence of migraine in europe among 170,000 adults was 14.7% (8% in men and 17.6% in women) and in children and youth (36,000 participants), the pr...

background: obesity seems to be associated to migraine headache. increase in body fat, especially in gluteofemoral region, elevates adiponectin and leptin secretion which in turn impair inflammatory processes that could be contributing to migraine risk. this study was designed to assess the relationship between body composition and risk of migraine for the first time. methods: in this cross-sec...

CLINICAL HISTORY A 43-year-old woman has a history of recurrent migrainous headaches since aged 7 years. She develops blurred vision, goose bumps on her arms, slight nausea, clear nasal drainage, and a “tight” feeling in the right superior trapezius area, followed the next day by severe, incapacitating, right-sided headache with associated nausea and light sensitivity, lasting 3 days. These epi...