title: Psychological characteristics of juvenile headache: differences between tension headache and migraine.
abstract: In 235 juveniles equalized for sex and averaging 10 years of age, comparisons were made between 76 with migraine without aura, 79 with episodic tension type H, and 80 normal controls, on the basis of five psychological characteristics and six formal tests. The results allowed the description of definitely different profiles for the two groups of headache sufferers.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Department, S. Charles of Nancy Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moscato
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rivaroli
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests