A population-based follow-up study of headache from age 7 to 22 years

Aromaa, Minna; Sillanpää, Matti; Aro, Hillevi

doi:10.1007/s101940050004

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“…In particular, the percentage of remission described here (21%) is in agreement with recent data in the literature, in which the remission ranged from 27% (44) to 34% (42). According to other authors, patients with headache onset during preschool age show a high probability of persistence into adulthood (8) and a recent study demonstrated a four-fold risk of unfavourable evolution in patients with preschool onset compared with subjects with later headache appearance (12).…”

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confidence: 92%

Primary Headaches in Preschool Age Children: Clinical Study and Follow-Up in 163 Patients

et al. 2006

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Although headache frequency is increasing in preschool age children, an extensive evaluation of the clinical features in affected patients has yet to be achieved. This retrospective study examined 243 patients who were separately analysed in two distinct groups according to the age of onset and the age of first clinical evaluation. Group 1 included preschool age children, while Group 2 consisted of pubertal age patients. In all the patients the importance of a positive family history for headache as a risk factor was confirmed. In addition, when compared with Group 2, Group 1 showed greater male gender prevalence and earlier onset of the attacks. Regarding clinical features, in Group 1, compared with Group 2, the attack duration was shorter with lower symptom association such as photo- or phonophobia, nausea and no pain increase during physical activity. In the same group, tension-type headache was the predominant diagnosis, in contrast to the high migraine prevalence of Group 2. This study also showed that the International Headache Society 1988 classification criteria are not fully adequate for juvenile headaches. In fact, the headaches of more than 10% of patients in Group 1 still remained unclassifiable, while those of all the subjects in Group 2 were properly classifiable.

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Primary Headaches in Preschool Age Children: Clinical Study and Follow-Up in 163 Patients

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“…These patterns are compatible with the available literature showing that the prevalence of migraine increases with age and the ratio of women to men diverges to become about 2:1 after puberty. 4,5,[15][16][17][18][19] Although we do not have any direct evidence, we share the speculation that high social expectations on young adults in our culture, particularly on teenage girls place unnecessary stress on children. Often, these expectations are a source of conflict, anxiety, and mood problems, which are known to be associated with headache.…”

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Epidemiology and Symptomatology of Migraine Among School Children: Denizli Urban Area in Turkey

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Ergin²,

Şahiner³

et al. 2004

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“…In the analysis of panel 3, onset of menarche in panel 1 or 2 is not predictive of recurrent headache. Age reaches significance only in the analysis of panel 1, demonstrating a higher risk for recurrent headache in older children and adolescents (OR = 1.16, age range [9][10][11][12][13][14].Age is no predictor in the remaining analyses (ie, panel 1 and 2; age range 9 10 -14 15 ).…”

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“…4,[6][7][8][9][10] These facts gave rise to the speculation that the increase of headache in girls might be the consequence of their pubertal development. [11][12][13] It is known that in girls menarche occurs at an average age of 13 years whereas boys do not complete their pubertal development until the age of 14-15 years. 14 Empirical research on this topic is scarce.…”

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