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Migraine
What are the symptoms?
They are usually one-sided, often with throbbing or pounding pain, associated with nausea, and sensitivity to light, and sound and head movement. Movement of the head makes the symptoms worse. Migraine usually comes at intervals with complete freedom between attacks. About twenty per cent of patients have visual or other disturbances known as the migraine aura. In the UK, fifteen per cent of the population suffer migraine, with about six per cent of children affected. The condition is much more prevalent in women with over eighteen per cent of women reporting migraine in the last year, compared to eight per cent of men.
The headache in childhood may also be severe and the abdominal symptoms which include sickness, vomiting and stomach aches are often pronounced. Some children have prominent associated dizziness.
Precipitants can include missed meals, dehydration, lack of sleep, stress, fatigue, exertion, particularly relaxation after stress, weekends and holidays, intense strenuous exercise, bright lights, excitement, change of sleep pattern, dietary and hormone factors.
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