how to cite this article: ashrafi mr, najafi z, shafiei m, heidari k, togha m. cinnarizinev ersus topiramate in prophylaxis of migraines among children and adolescents: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial. iran j child neurol. 2014 autumn;8(4): 18-27.   abstract objective migraines, a common health problem in children and adolescents, still do not have an fda approved preventive treatment...

Numerous studies have indicated an increased risk for stroke in patients with migraine, especially migraine with aura; however, many studies used self-reported migraine and only a few controlled for familial factors. We aimed to investigate migraine as a risk factor for stroke in a Swedish population-based twin cohort, and whether familial factors contribute to an increased risk. The study popu...

BACKGROUND Many migraineurs who seek care in headache clinics are refractory to treatment, despite advances in headache therapies. Epidemiology is poorly characterized, because diagnostic criteria for refractory migraine were not available until recently. We aimed to determine the frequency of refractory migraine in patients attended in the Headache Unit in a tertiary care center, according to ...

Migraine is a common, incapacitating disorder that is underdiagnosed in clinical practice. Early and correct diagnosis of migraine is essential and can lead to significant improvements in a patient's quality of life. In the clinical practice setting, a screening tool can be used that can help differentiate migraine from other headache disorders. New research into the development of central sens...

objective: young’s schema theory provides a theoretical basis that relates coping styles to early maladaptive schemas. this research aimed to identify maladaptive coping strategies including avoidance and over compensation strategies associated with migraine and tension headaches.  methods: the present research was of cross sectional and correlational study type. the measures included headache ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: migraine is common worldwide. in recent years, vitamin d deficiency has been determined as a global health problem. a few studies have shown inverse relationship between serum vitamin d levels and headache. thus, in this study, we assessed relationship between serum vitamin d levels with migraine. materials and methods: the present study...

introduction: headache is a common complaint in children.uncertainties about definition and the absence of a diagnostic marker can make identification of headache types difficult.the objective of this study was to determine the frequency, duration, symptoms and aggravating factors of migraine and tension-type headaches in school children. materials and methods: a cross-sectional population-base...

introduction: migraine is a refer pain which is common in adults and children. migraine and its frequently limits the daily life activities. since medical students are subjected to stresses regarding lots of tests and the implicit responsibility to the courses, the purpose of the present study carried out to evaluate the prevalence of migraine among medical students in zahedan university. metho...

Policy Aetna considers parenteral administration of dihydroergotamine (DHE) medically necessary for the treatment of intractable migraine or cluster headache. Prolonged multi-day administration of DHE is considered medically necessary when both of the following conditions are met: 1. Member has intractable cluster headache or severe migraine headache (i.e., status migrainosus, chronic daily hea...