Prevalence and clinical findings of migraine and tension-type headache in adolescents

Unalp A., Dirik E., Kurul S.

PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, vol.49, no.6, pp.943-949, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 49 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2007.02484.x
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.943-949
  • Keywords: adolescent, migraine, prevalence, tension-type headache, NORD-TRONDELAG HEALTH, CHILDHOOD MIGRAINE, GENERAL-PRACTICE, CRITERIA, CHILDREN, POPULATION, DIAGNOSIS, SCHOOLCHILDREN
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The majority of previous studies on headache in children and adolescents have focused mainly on migraine. There is a paucity of population-based studies investigating the prevalence of tension-type headache (TTH). The objectives of the present study were to estimate the prevalence of migraine and TTH in adolescents using the 2004 International Headache Society (IHS) criteria and to determine the sociodemographic and clinical differences between the migraine and TTH.