The prevalence of triggers in paediatric migraine: a questionnaire study in 102 children and adolescents

Neut, Dorothée; Fily, A.; Cuvellier, J.; Vallée, Louis

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“…In their study population 59% study sample was recorded with tension as the common trigger for migraine attack. More over the work of Neut et al [26] showed stress or tension and lack of sleep as most prevalent triggers for migraine. Contrarily, findings of Al-Shimmery [14] are different.…”

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Prevalence and Perceptions about Migraine among Students and Patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

Zahid¹,

Sthanadar²,

Kaleem³

et al. 2014

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Migraine is a common neurological disorder, prevalent in almost all over the world population and being considered as the 13 th major medical disorder among other major disorders across the globe, generally characterized with unilateral or bilateral headache, nausea and vomiting. In developing world, countries like Pakistan, most of the patients are not well aware of migraine headaches, as usually taken for simple headache due to no proper awareness. Usually it is not a contagious condition and most of the time it is recoded as episodic in nature. To assess the migraine, its frequency, symptoms, usual triggers and patients' perceptions, the present study was conducted. For this purpose a prospective study was carried out based on properly designed questionnaire. The data were collected from 7 educational institutes, including students of Islamia College Peshawar, University of Peshawar, Khyber Medical College, Engineering University Peshawar, Fatima Jinnah College Peshawar, Commerce College Peshawar and Agriculture University Peshawar. Part of data was also collected from patients visiting Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar for their headache problems. A total of 270 questionnaires were filled up. About 81 (30.00%) headache cases were recorded, fulfilling the International criteria of Headache. Out of 81 recorded cases, 31 (38.3%) patients were of migraine with aura and 50 (61.7%) were of migraine without aura condition. The prevalence of migraine in the study population was found to be 30.00%. The frequency of female migraine patients was higher i.e. 31 (34.1%) than the male sufferers 50 (27.9%). The present study clearly showed that the higher frequency (65.0%) of migraine exists in the age group of above 30 years age. The most prevalent trigger was found to be tension, which was in pa-* Corresponding author. M. Zahid et al. 509rallel followed by the lack of sleep or oversleeping. A family history for migraine was found in migraine patients. Usually the condition was found to limit the routine activities of patients. The present study recorded that most of the migraine patients (40.2%) did not visit doctors at hospital and preferably go for self-medication, which really needs a public awareness in order to properly cope this neurological disorder, which may pose future medical complications as well.

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Prevalence and Perceptions about Migraine among Students and Patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

Zahid¹,

Sthanadar²,

Kaleem³

et al. 2014

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“…In the present study, the triggers most frequently reported were environmental ones, followed by stress and sleep triggers. In a study conducted by Chakravarty 2 , the triggers most frequently reported were stress followed environmental triggers, and in the study performed by Neut et al 9 were stress followed sleep deprivation. This difference, regarding our study, can be explained by ethnic, climatic, dietary and sociocultural factors.…”

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“…Among the environmental triggers examined, the sun/clarity, hot weather and the smell of perfume were the most frequently cited triggers in our study. In the study conducted by Neut et al 9 , hot weather was the most frequent migraine trigger; however, the smell of perfume was not evaluated. According to the literature, sleep deprivation was the most frequently cited sleep trigger 1,2,9 .…”

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“…Stress, dietary and environmental triggers were different when compared the chronic with the episodic groups. Neut et al found that dietary and mild trauma triggers were different in migraine with and without aura 9 . In the present study, the triggers most frequently reported were environmental ones, followed by stress and sleep triggers.…”

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“…In adults, alcohol was the most cited dietary trigger, followed by chocolate 1 . In Indian and French children, chocolate was the most cited dietary trigger 2,9,10 . Among the environmental triggers examined, the sun/clarity, hot weather and the smell of perfume were the most frequently cited triggers in our study.…”

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Trigger factors mainly from the environmental type are reported by adolescents with migraine

Fraga¹,

Pinho²,

Andreoni

et al. 2013

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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Migraine is a chronic debilitating neurological condition, which can be elicited by several trigger factors. Migraine usually begins during childhood or adolescence and can remain with the patient for their entire life 1 . A migraine trigger is any factor that on exposure or withdrawal leads to the development of an acute migraine attack in a susceptible individual. Migraine triggers may be categorized as behavioral, environmental, infectious, dietary, chemical or hormonal ; however, other factors such as alcohol intake, excessive caffeine consumption and hormonal factors in women have also been recognized. Despite its importance, little is known about migraine trigger factors in our society.Many studies about migraine triggers have been performed; however, most of these studies examined adult migraine. In comparison, there is very sparse literature regarding triggers for childhood migraine. Furthermore, childhood migraine are significantly different from adult migraine in various aspects including gender, the duration and the site of pain localization 2 . The purpose of this study is to evaluate the trigger factors in adolescents with migraine chronic and episodic. AbsTrAcTMigraine can be triggered by many factors such as stress, sleep, fasting and environmental causes. There are few studies that evaluated migraine trigger factors in the adolescent population. Methods: A total of 100 participants from 10 to 19 years were subjected to a detailed headache questionnaire, with demographic and clinical data, and a headache diary including trigger factors during a two-month period was asked. Results: Fifty of the participants exhibited chronic migraine and the other 50 participants demonstrated episodic migraine. The most common group of trigger factors reported was the environmental one, mainly sun/clarity, followed by hot weather and the smell of perfume. Conclusions: Ninety-one percent of children and adolescents with migraine reported a trigger factor precipitating the migraine attack.Key words: migraine disorders, headache, adolescent, precipitating factors. resumoCrises de migrânea podem ser desencadeadas por muitos fatores, como estresse, sono, jejum e causas ambientais. Poucos estudos avaliaram os fatores desencadeantes de migrânea em adolescentes. Métodos: Cem pacientes, de 10 a 19 anos, foram submetidos a um questioná-rio detalhado sobre sua cefaleia, com dados demográficos e clínicos e um diário da cefaleia, incluindo perguntas sobre os fatores desencadeantes, por um período de dois meses. Resultados: Cinquenta pacientes apresentavam migrânea episódica e 50, migrânea crônica. O grupo de fatores desencadeantes mais frequentemente relatado foi o ambiental, principalmente sol ou claridade, seguido pelo clima quente e pelo cheiro de perfume. Conclusões: Noventa e um por cento dos adolescentes com migrânea relataram pelo menos um fator desencadeante de crises álgicas.

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The prevalence of triggers in paediatric migraine: a questionnaire study in 102 children and adolescents

Cited by 115 publications

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Prevalence and Perceptions about Migraine among Students and Patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

Prevalence and Perceptions about Migraine among Students and Patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

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