title: [Headache in childhood: diagnosis and therapy. A prospective study of 77 cases].
abstract: Seventy seven cases of migraine in children were studied. Age average was 9 years +/- 2; there were any sex differences. The frontal localization was found in roughly 49% of cases, whereas hemicrania was just found in 9% of cases. The most frequent factors associated were nausea, vomiting and dizziness. The most common triggering factor was the stress. Family history of migraine occurred in 76.5%. Out of 36 patients suffering migraine, 31 underwent a prophylactic treatment with pizotifen or propranolol. There was satisfactory clinical responses in roughly 90% of cases.
authors.affiliation: Servico de Neurologia Infantil, Hospital Municipal Infantil Menino Jesus, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muszkat
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Vergani
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Torres
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D010918:Pizotyline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D010918:Pizotyline; D011433:Propranolol
vernacular_title: Cefaléia na infância: diagnóstico e terapêutica. Estudo prospectivo de 77 casos.