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

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.

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Main Authors:	Fraga,Marcela Dalla Bernardina, Pinho,Ricardo Silva, Andreoni,Solange, Vitalle,Maria Sylvia de Souza, Fisberg,Mauro, Peres,Mario Fernando Prieto, Vilanova,Luiz Celso Pereira, Masruha,Marcelo Rodrigues
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2013
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013000500290
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