title: Sleep terrors antecedent is common in adolescents with migraine.
abstract: Migraines and sleep terrors (STs) are highly prevalent disorders with striking similarities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the antecedent of STs by comparing adolescents suffering from migraines with healthy controls in a large consecutive series.
  
  
  METHODS
  All patients were subjected to a detailed headache questionnaire and were instructed to keep a headache diary during a two-month period. The age range was 10 to 19 years. The diagnosis of STs was defined according to the International Classification of Sleep Disorders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 158 participants were evaluated. Of these participants, 50 suffered from episodic migraines (EMs), 57 had chronic migraines (CMs) and 51 were control subjects (CG). Participants who had a history of STs had significantly more migraines than participants who did not.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Migraine is strongly associated with a history of STs in the adolescent population independent of demographics and pain intensity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Libânia Melo Nunes
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fialho
authors.forename: Ricardo Silva
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Pinho
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Thais Soares Cianciarullo
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Minett
authors.forename: Maria Sylvia de Souza
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Vitalle
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fisberg
authors.forename: Mario Fernando Prieto
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Peres
authors.forename: Luiz Celso Pereira
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Vilanova
authors.forename: Marcelo Rodrigues
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Masruha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020184:Night Terrors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D055815:Young Adult