Migraine headaches in children

by V. Kumar

Migraine headaches are fairly common in children, and pose a greater challenge because of the inability of children to describe the problem properly. Estimates suggest that between 5 to 10% children may suffer from migrain...read more

by Donna Martin

It is estimated that 10% of children under the age of fifteen suffer from migraines however; this number is probably considerably higher. Migraine headaches are hard to diagnose in children because children have a hard tim...read more

by Mona Gallagher

When we think of migraines, we don't often associate them with children but statistically, migraines affect about 2 percent of children up to the age of 7, and 10 percent of children and adolescents by age 15. Boys are mo...read more

by Elizabeth Blankenship

My daughter is nine years old. At the tender age of five she began to complain that her "head hurt". My daughter had recently been ill with a chest cold, some sinus pressure, and normal seasonal cold symptoms. All the symp...read more

by David Ireland

While I have no direct medical training, I have been a sufferer of migraines for almost forty years. I must say that everyone deeds to distinguish between migraines and other headache sources. The most common mistake is to...read more

by Loreen Hutchins

Migraine headaches in children are hard on both the child and the parent. It is hard on the child because it can debilitate them. It is hard on the parent because as a parent, we don't like to see our child in pain or sick...read more

by Fine Existence

A migraine is a very painful type of headache. For those of us who are prone to migraines, they are often a sharp pain lingering in one area of the head. People having migraines are very sensitive to light and sound, and...read more

by Cindy Abbate

A migraine headache is one that reoccurs and is of severe intensity, A doctor should be seen to rule out a more serious condition whether the person is a child or an adult. The diagnosis may be more difficult in children...read more

by Baashu

Migraine is a severe form of headache that affects a person periodically and repeatedly. Migraine headaches in children are similar to those of adults in signs and symptoms, and treatment. The familial tendency is the most...read more

by Katelyn Vercoe

If there is a history of migraines in a family, there is a strong chance that children within the family will experience migraine headaches. Indeed, migraine attacks regularly begin in childhood, adolescence or early adult...read more