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A Jaron

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Clinical epidemiology of childhood abdominal migraine in an urban general practice.

The present study examined the epidemiology of abdominal migraine among 1104 children registered with a general practice. There was a similar prevalence of recurrent abdominal pain as in other studies (8.4 per cent). The prevalence of headache was higher among children with recurrent abdominal pain and significantly so among girls. Migrainous headache was not significantly more prevalent in children with recurrent abdominal pain. The prevalence of abdominal migraine with and without migrainous headache was 0.7 and 1.7 per cent, respectively. The peak prevalence of abdominal migraine without migrainous headache was between five and seven years for both sexes. When associated with migrainous headache, it peaked at five to seven years in girls and seven to nine years in boys. The syndrome was associated with travel sickness and was more common among girls and those with a maternal history of migraine. Many children were photo- and phonophobic during an attack.

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The prevalence of headache and migraine in atopic children: an epidemiological study in general practice.

The lifetime prevalence of headache and migraine was assessed in an unselected sample of atopic (asthma, eczema or rhinitis) children in a general practice population of known socio-economic and age/sex composition. Maternal migraine was also recorded. The prevalence of both headache and migraine was significantly and proportionally higher in children with atopic disorders compared to those without. Childhood migraine was associated with atopy and the association was strongest with rhinitis. Rhinitis in children was associated with maternal migraine. A history of atopy (especially rhinitis) supports the diagnosis of migraine in young children with paroxysmal headaches.

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Childhood migraine in general practice: clinical features and characteristics.

Previous studies have evaluated the clinical features and characteristics of migraine in selected children attending hospital clinics. There have, however, been no community studies on the prevalence and characteristics of migraine in children aged 3-11 years in British general practice. In this study, a total of 1,083 children (from 1,104 registered with a general practice) and their parents were interviewed. Possible migraine sufferers took part in an extended interview that assessed various characteristics of the patients and their attacks. The survey showed that migraine attacks started in infancy, and migrainous children were more likely to have mothers with migraine. Some clinical features were found to be age-dependent. Compared with similar hospital surveys there was a lower frequency of attacks recorded but the prevalence of aura was similar to that found in previous studies.

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Epidemiology of headache and childhood migraine in an urban general practice using Ad Hoc, Vahlquist and IHS criteria.

In a survey conducted by a UK urban general practice, 98.1 per cent (1083) of the children registered aged three to 11 years took part in an interview. Possible migraine subjects took part in an extended interview, the results of which were recorded using three different sets of diagnostic criteria: Vahlquist, Ad Hoc and International Headache Society. The prevalence of migraine ranged from 3.7 to 4.9 per cent, depending on the criteria used. The prevalence of migraine with aura (1.5 per cent) was similar by all criteria, whereas that for migraine without aura ranged from 2.2 to 3.4 per cent. The prevalence of migraine increased with age. The IHS criteria appeared less sensitive than the Ad Hoc for migraine without aura. Operational criteria using three attacks lasting longer than one hour may be more specific for the diagnosis of migraine in young children.

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Does a history of maternal migraine or depression predispose children to headache and stomach-ache?

The incidence of the life time history of both maternal migraine and depression were assessed in children with headache, migraine, recurrent abdominal pain and abdominal migraine. An epidemiological survey of 1,104 children registered with a general practice was undertaken. The incidence of maternal migraine and depression agreed with previous estimates. Children with migraine had a greater proportion of mothers with a history of migraine than those who experienced headache alone compared with controls. The survey showed that mothers with depression predisposed their children to headache but not specifically migraine. A history of maternal depression and migraine was significantly more common and proportionately higher in children with abdominal migraine and recurrent abdominal pain.

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