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Migraine Variants or Episodic Syndromes That May Be Associated With Migraine and Other Unusual Pediatric Headache

A David Rothner1, Sumit Parikh1

  • 1Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Headache
|January 22, 2016
PubMed

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This review details the clinical course of migraine variants and associated episodic syndromes in children and adolescents, offering an overview of these complex neurological disorders.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Pediatrics

Background:

  • Migraine is a complex neurological disorder.
  • Episodic syndromes and migraine variants are common in children and adolescents.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a clinical overview of migraine variants (M.V.) and associated episodic syndromes in pediatric patients.
  • To utilize the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd Edition Beta version (ICHD-3) criteria for diagnosis.

Main Methods:

  • This study is a review encompassing subtypes of M.V. and episodic syndromes in children and adolescents.
  • Focuses on the clinical course and diagnostic criteria.

Main Results:

  • Migraine variants and associated episodic syndromes represent multilayered neurological disorders in young individuals.
  • Includes less common forms like acute confusional migraine, trauma-triggered migraine, and transient global amnesia.

Conclusions:

  • Episodic syndromes associated with migraine or migraine variants are complex neurological conditions in pediatric populations.
  • This review offers a clinical overview of these generally pediatric syndromes and their associated disorders.
Abstract

Keywords:
Alice in Wonderland syndromeabdominal migrainechildhood periodic syndromesepisodic syndromes that may be associated with migrainemigraine variants

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