Trigger factors mainly from the environmental type are reported by adolescents with migraine

Author(s)

Fraga, Marcela Dalla Bernardina ^[1] ; Pinho, Ricardo Silva ^[1] ; Andreoni, Solange ^[2] ; de Souza Vitalle, Maria Sylvia ^[3] ; Fisberg, Mauro ^[3] ; Prieto Peres, Mario Fernando ^{[4, 1]} ; Pereira Vilanova, Luiz Celso ^[1] ; Masruha, Marcelo Rodrigues ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Fed Univ Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Dept Neurol & Neurosurg, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Prevent Med, BR-04023900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Pediat, BR-04023900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[4] Hosp Israelita Albert Einstein, Inst Ensino & Pesquisa, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria; v. 71, n. 5, p. 290-293, MAY 2013.
• Web of Science Citations: 10

Abstract

Migraine can be triggered by many factors such as stress, sleep, fasting and environmental causes. There are few studies that evaluated migraine trigger factors in the adolescent population.Methods:A total of 100 participants from 10 to 19 years were subjected to a detailed headache questionnaire, with demographic and clinical data, and a headache diary including trigger factors during a two-month period was asked.Results:Fifty of the participants exhibited chronic migraine and the other 50 participants demonstrated episodic migraine. The most common group of trigger factors reported was the environmental one, mainly sun/clarity, followed by hot weather and the smell of perfume.Conclusions:Ninety-one percent of children and adolescents with migraine reported a trigger factor precipitating the migraine attack. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/14116-5 - Clinical and molecular aspects in childhood autism and Asperger syndrome
• Grantee: Marcelo Masruha Rodrigues
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants