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...

how to cite this article: mirouliaie m, fallah r, partovee m, ordooei m. efficacy of levothyroxine in migraine headaches in children with subclinical hypothyroidism. iran j child neurol autumn 2012;6(4):23-26.   abstract objective hypothyroidism may be an exacerbating factor for  primary headaches and migraine is one of the most common primary headaches in childhood. thepurpose of this study wa...

how to cite this article: bani hashem a, heydarian f, gharavi m, khoshnod m. postdural puncture headache: incidence and risk factors in children followingintrathecal chemotherapy. iranian journal of child neurology 2012;6(1):19-22. objective to evaluate the incidence and risk factors of development of postdural puncture headache in children who had intrathecal chemotherapy injection. materials ...

how to cite this article: talebian a, soltani b, haji rezaei m. causes and associated factors of headaches among 5 to 15-year-old children referred to a neurology clinic in kashan, iran. iran j child neurol. 2015 winter;9(1):71-75. abstract objective headaches are common neurologic problems for children and adolescents. they are divided into two types: primary and secondary. primary headaches i...

medulloblastoma is one of the most common primary tumors of the central nervous system of children but it is uncommon in adult age. we report a case of young male presented with a history of generalized headache that was found to have medulloblastoma with diffuse leptomeningeal involvement without prominent mass lesion. to our knowledge, our patient is the second reported case of medulloblastom...

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...

how to cite this article: kazemi h, speckmann ej, gorji a. familial hemiplegic migraine and spreading depression. iran j child neurol. 2014 summer;8(3): 6-11.   abstract objective familial hemiplegic migraine (fhm) is an autosomal dominantly inherited subtype of migraine with aura, characterized by transient neurological signs and symptoms. typical hemiplegic migraine attacks start in the first...

how to cite this article: nejad biglari h, rezayi a, nejad biglari h, alizadeh m, ahmadabadi f. relationship between migraine and abnormal eeg findings in children. iran j child neurol 2012; 6(3): 21-24. objective migraine is a disabling illness that causes absence from school andaffects the quality of life. it has been stated that headache may representan epileptic event. eeg abnormality is a ...

objective headache is a frequent symptom in children and adolescents. migraine is one of the most common types of primary headache disorders in children that at times can be extremely disabling. many clinical features of migraine in children differ from that starting in adulthood. this review discusses the epidemiology,clinical features, management, and prognosis of migraine headache in childre...

migraine involves 5-10% of children and adolescents. thirty percent of children with severe migraine attacks have school absence and reduced quality of life that need preventive therapy. the purpose of this randomised control trial study is to compare the effectiveness, safety and the tolerability of pregabalin toward propranolol in migraine prophylaxis of children. from may 2011 to october 201...