Childhood migraine in Nigeria. II: Psychosocial aspects

The Social class of 298 children with migraine, together with the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among them was studied, as part of a Community-based survey of childhood migraine in Enugu. A significantly greater proportion of the children belonged to the uppermost social classes. Also, a higher incidence of neurotic disorders occurred among the migraineurs than among age and sex-matched controls. Behavioural disorder was not significantly influenced by social class. With regard to intelligence, the migraineurs were not intellectually superior to the controls and none of them was mentally retarded.