Migraine in children

Abstract

Pediatric migraine is' now distinctly recognized among the primary headache disorders. Adequately addressing this disorder has as much importance on the patient's overall well-being as immunizations and nutrition do. Diagnosing migraine in children can be very challenging. Its manifestations vary widely through childhood. Mimics of migraine also emerge during childhood to complicate the diagnostic landscape. Episodic symptom's', including headache are caused by entities such as mitochondrial/metabolic disorders, epilepsy, vascular disorders and congenital malformations. In addition, the medical history can be limited by the child's inability to articulate the symptoms, coupled with parental interpretation, distortion and editorial. This article reviews classification and treatment of pediatric migraine with an emphasis on entities peculiar to children.