title: Diagnosis and treatment of migraine in children.
abstract: We here enumerate criteria that we believe are suitable for the diagnosis of migraine in children. Using these criteria, we identified 84 children retrospectively, and studied their illness for 3 to 9 years thereafter. The majority were male, and 47 patients had frontal headaches. EEGs were performed in 64 children: 17 were paroxysmal, but 7 patients never developed seizures. Referral to a neurologist occurred when there was a marked increase in the frequency or severity of headaches. Irrespective of the form of treatment, about one-half of all patients had more than a 50% reduction in headache frequency in the 6 months following their initial visit to a neurologist.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology