Clinical epidemiological behavior of migraine headache in childhood

Authors

  • Liudmila de la Cariadad Riesgo Mayea Especialista de Primer Grado en Pediatría. Máster en Atención Integral al Niño. Asistente. Hospital General Docente "Comandante Pinares". San Cristóbal, Artemisa.
  • Yaimara Dorta Correa Especialista de Primer Grado en Psiquiatría Infantil. Asistente. Hospital General Docente "Comandante Pinares". San Cristóbal, Artemisa.
  • Juan Carlos Cruz Robaina Especialista de Primer Grado en Pediatría. Máster en Atención Integral al Niño. Instructora. Hospital Comandante Pinares. San Cristóbal, Artemisa.
  • Alexis Pérez Soler Especialista de Primer Grado en Neurología. Instructor. Hospital General Docente "Comandante Pinares". San Cristóbal, Artemisa.
  • Efrén Padrón Iglesias Especialista de Primer Grado en Pediatría. Instructor. Hospital General Docente "Comandante Pinares". San Cristóbal, Artemisa.

Keywords:

Migraine disorders.

Abstract

Introduction: migraine is the most frequent cause of headache in childhood.
Objective: to characterize clinical epidemiological behavior of migraine headache in childhood.
Material and Method: an epidemiological, longitudinal and prospective study was carried out during 2009. Out of the patients presenting headache, who attended to Neuro-pediatrics office at "Comandante Pinares" general teaching hospital, San Cristobal, Pinar del Rio province, a sample of 115 children, ages from 4 to 15 having the diagnosis criteria of migraine, were intentionally recruited. The necessary information was collected through a survey that included general data of identity, location and features of the pain. Percentage mean and chi square test by means of a computerized system was used to complete the statistical evaluation.
Results: the incidence of migraine prevailed in female sex and it increased with the age, familial history of migraine was present in the 80,9% of patients.
Conclusions: hemicranial pain, with pulsating characteristics was more frequent observed in children older than 10 years old, whereas in those under 10 frontal location and non-pulsating features prevailed.

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2012-10-29

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Riesgo Mayea L de la C, Dorta Correa Y, Cruz Robaina JC, Pérez Soler A, Padrón Iglesias E. Clinical epidemiological behavior of migraine headache in childhood. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2012 Oct. 29 [cited 2025 Sep. 14];16(5):117-2. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/977

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