title: Visual and brainstem auditory evoked potentials in children with headache.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Headache is a common problem in the pediatric population. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate visual evoked potentials (VEP) and brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) in children with headache.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-seven children fulfilling the International Headache Society Criteria for a diagnosis of migraine, 35 children with tension-type headache and 40 healthy children (control group) were enrolled in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of patients and controls was 10.4 years. P100 latency and amplitudes of migraine patients were significantly higher than children with tension-type headache and control subjects. Children with tension-type headache also had higher P100 latency and amplitude values than control subjects but there was no statistical difference. BAEP responses were similar between all groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Measurement of VEP latency and amplitude is a valuable and reliable test for the diagnosis of migraine and can be used safely in childhood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey. bunay@gata.edu.tr
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Unay
authors.forename: Umit Hidir
authors.initials: UH
authors.lastname: Ulas
authors.forename: Baki
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karaoglu
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eroglu
authors.forename: Ridvan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gokcay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015415:Biomarkers; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers