Author/Authors :
NEJAD BIGLARI، Habibe نويسنده Resident of Pediatrics, Mofid Children Hospital, Tehran, Iran , , REZAYI، Alireza نويسنده Fellowship of Pediatric Neurology, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Scien , , NEJAD BIGLARI، Hamid نويسنده General Physician, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Iran, Islamic Republic Of , , ALIZADEH، Mehdi نويسنده Resident of Pediatrics, Mofid Children Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , AHMADABADI، Farzad نويسنده Fellowship of Pediatric Neurology, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Scien ,
Abstract :
bjective
Migraine is a disabling illness that causes absence from school andaffects the quality of life. It has been stated that headache may representan epileptic event. EEG abnormality is a prominent finding in childrenwith migraine. The aim of this study was to evaluate EEG abnormalitiesin children with migraine.
Materials & Methods
Two-hundred twenty-eight children were enrolled into the study.Evaluation and following of cases was performed by one physician,paraclinical tests were used to increase the accuracy. The study wasconducted under the supervision of pediatric neurology masters and theselected cases were from different parts of the country.
Results
Comparing EEG abnormalities in different types of migraine revealedthat there is an association between them. There was also a significant difference between EEG abnormalities in different types of aura. Migrainetype was associated with the patient’s age. Sleep disorders were morecommon in patients with a positive family history of seizure.
Conclusion
Our study dosclosed migraine as a common problem in children withabnormalities present in approximately 20% of the patients. Migraineand abnormal EEG findings are significantly associated.
