Cranial autonomic symptoms in pediatric migraine are the rule, not the exception.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The presence of cranial autonomic symptoms often leads to a misdiagnosis of "sinus headache" in adult migraineurs, leading to unnecessary treatments and delaying appropriate migraine therapy. In this study, we examined the frequency of cranial autonomic symptoms in pediatric/adolescent patients with migraine.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included all pediatric and adolescent patients with migraine evaluated by a single investigator at 4 different sites over the course of the study period.

Results

Of 125 pediatric migraineurs, 62% had at least one cranial autonomic symptom based on current International Classification of Headache Disorders, second edition (ICHD-II) criteria, and 70% based on proposed ICHD-III criteria. The majority had more than one cra

SUBMITTER: Gelfand AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3776532 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature