Evaluation of Clinical Profile of Migraine in Pediatric Patients

ABSTRACT

Background: Headache is a common chief complaint inpediatric offices and may be a symptom of a host of illnessesfrom viral infection to intracranial neoplasm to migraine. Thepresent study was conducted to assess the profile of migrainein children.Materials & Methods: This study was conducted on 348pediatric patients of both genders. Information such as name,age, gender, type of house, mother’s education, duration ofillness, site of headache, frequency of headache wererecorded. Symptoms such as visual disturbances, vomiting,abdominal pain etc. were recorded.Results: Out of 348 patients, 210 were males while 138 werefemales. Clinical features were nausea/ vomiting seen in 310patients, visual disturbances in 280, vertigo in 302 patients andmore than 1 symptom in 238 patients. The difference wassignificant (P < 0.05).Conclusion: Migraine headache is not uncommon in children.Common clinical features were nausea/ vomiting, visualdisturbances and vertigo.