INTRODUCTION Migraine is frequent in children. Children's drawings of their symptoms can help to identify it. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the accuracy of children's drawings to identify migraine in those who suffer from headache. POPULATION, MATERIALS AND METHODS: We evaluated 48 patients aged 5 to 19 years, assisted for headache. In all cases they were asked to draw what happened to them before an...

It has long been known among clinicians that certain foods (e.g., chocolate, cheese, and nuts), stroboscopic and flickering lights (TV and cinema), physical exertion and mental stress may elicit migraine attacks in children and adolescents (Barlow, 1984). In the first study of potential triggers, Vahlquist (1955) reported that most school children (87%) aged 10–12 years with migraine experience...

OBJECTIVE Headache is a common disabling neurological disorder and migraine comprises more than half the causes of recurrent headaches in children. Despite extended prevalence of this type of headache there is lack of evidence about best drug treatment for migraine. So we aimed to compare the therapeutic effects of these drugs on childhood migraine. MATERIALS & METHODS In the current study, a...

background: the prevalence of migraine headaches significantly increased in girls after menarche. this indicated that there is a closely relation between hormonal changes especially the estrogen level with migraine headaches. objectives: the aim of this work was to determine the frequency of migraine and its associated factors in medical students affected with premenstrual syndrome (pms). mater...

Sumatriptan, a serotonin-1 receptor agonist specially developed for migraine, became available as a licensed product for adults more than 20 years ago. Since then, numerous controlled studies with sumatriptan have been carried out and it is widely used in adults. However, the story has not been as successful in children and adolescents as in adults. Of the few studies performed, most have shown...

Headaches are common in children and teenagers. By 7 years of age, 40% of children have had headaches, with 2.5% having frequent nonmigraine types and 1.4% having migraine (1). By 15 years of age, 75% have had headaches: 15.7% with frequent tension type, 5.3% with migraines, and 54% with infrequent nonmigraine headaches. The evaluation of the child with headaches is similar to the basic approac...

OBJECTIVE To determine the pattern of headache and its associated symptoms in school going children. METHODS The data of all the school going children attending the Headache Clinic in the Dept. of Neurology, Dhaka Medical College Hospital were retrospectively reviewed. A total of 1021 patients from October 1996 to September 2011 were selected. Data were collected through a predesigned questio...

introduction headache is a common complaint in children, and it has a significant effect on their daily living activities. having a definite diagnosis for the cause of the headache is very important for its appropriate management. case presentation we report a 12-year-old boy complaining of chronic headache, with a positive family history of migraine. the only abnormal finding in his general an...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this investigation was to examine treatment adherence to medication and lifestyle recommendations among pediatric migraine patients using electronic monitoring systems. BACKGROUND Nonadherence to medical treatment is a significant public health concern, and can result in poorer treatment outcomes, decreased cost-effectiveness of medical care, and increased morbidity. ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Transient ischemic attacks (TIA) are not well described in children. We assessed the prevalence of risk factors for TIA requiring hospitalization in children in a large national database. METHODS Using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Kids' Inpatient Database, children aged 1 to 18 years admitted for TIA in 2003, 2006, and 2009 were identified by Internationa...