OBJECTIVE To examine the association of childhood headache disorders with markers of risk for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. DESIGN Information was collected on severe or recurrent headache or migraine in childhood or adolescence and on biomarkers predictive of vascular disease. SETTING The National Health and Nutrition Survey, a nationally representative health survey. PARTI...

This paper reports five cases who repeatedly had migraine attacks triggered by mild head trauma. All the cases had some of the various neurological manifestations of migraine as a part of the attacks, and in three cases these manifestations generally occurred without headache. Although there are reports about patients beginning their 'career' in migraine after suffering head trauma (Michael and...

The oxidant-antioxidant balance disorders underlie a number of acute and chronic diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). It is believed that oxidative stress plays a role in the pathogenesis of migraine. The study objective was to assess the processes of lipid peroxidation with malondialdehyde (MDA) as its major indicator and to determine the activities of antioxidant enzymes: superoxide ...

OBJECTIVES To assess the utility of neuroimaging in the evaluation of children presenting with two of the most common forms of headache, migraine and chronic daily headache, and to determine the utility and pathological yield of neuroimaging in specific headache syndromes in children whose neurological examinations are normal. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patient...

Acute confusional migraine (ACM) is a dramatic, rare manifestation of migraine describedmostly for children and adolescents. There are few data on the treatment of an ACM attack. Prochlorperazine has been suggested as an effective drug. The authors of some reports have suggested that valproic acid may play a role in the prevention of ACM and as treatment for acute migraine headache in the adult...

Acute confusional migraine (ACM) is a dramatic, rare manifestation of migraine describedmostly for children and adolescents. There are few data on the treatment of an ACM attack. Prochlorperazine has been suggested as an effective drug. The authors of some reports have suggested that valproic acid may play a role in the prevention of ACM and as treatment for acute migraine headache in the adult...

BACKGROUND In children, migraine with or without aura is a common entity, however variants like recurrent painful optic neuropathy (RPON) is rarely encountered. CASE RESULT A 9 year old boy presented with headache for 1 week and restricted movements and drooping in both eyes for last 3 days. On examination he had bilateral ophthalmoplegia and ptosis. History of migrainous headache was present...

The migraine--a benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood complex is the most frequent etiology of pediatric dizziness, with an incidence of 34.7%. We present a series of 34 children in whom this entity was diagnosed. We describe the most important characteristics and discuss the possible etiological factors. We review the theories about a common pathophysiological origin for migraine, benign paro...

Acute confusional migraine (ACM) is a dramatic, rare manifestation of migraine describedmostly for children and adolescents. There are few data on the treatment of an ACM attack. Prochlorperazine has been suggested as an effective drug. The authors of some reports have suggested that valproic acid may play a role in the prevention of ACM and as treatment for acute migraine headache in the adult...