Pattern of Comorbid Headache Among Children with Epilepsy Treated for Neurocysticercosis

Abstract The present cross-sectional study was designed to describe the pattern of comorbid headache among children with epilepsy (CWE) secondary to neurocysticercosis (NCC). Children aged 6 to 14 y (n = 70) already diagnosed with neurocysticercosis on a minimum follow-up of six months were consecutively enroled in the study over a period of four months. Majority of them were boys [41 (58%)] with a mean (SD) age of 9.8 (3.2) y. Headache was reported by 24 (34.2%) children. Only one child among them qualified the diagnosis of migraine as per International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD)-3 criteria. The proportion of children with and without headache was comparable among those with active or inactive lesion [p = 0.21]; single or multiple lesions [p = 0.78]; and stages of NCC [p = 0.23]. The proportion of children with headache was similar irrespective of the activity and the number of NCC lesions. This alerts the pediatrician to evaluate the headache and consider migraine among CWE treated for NCC..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:87

Enthalten in:

Indian journal of pediatrics - 87(2020), 7 vom: 12. Feb., Seite 547-549

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bhatia, Hitesh [VerfasserIn]
Rana, Radhamohan [VerfasserIn]
Goyal, Riya [VerfasserIn]
Gehlawat, Virender Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Kaushik, Jaya Shankar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Migraine
Neurocysticercosis
Primary headache

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© Dr. K C Chaudhuri Foundation 2020

doi:

10.1007/s12098-020-03233-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC2118111665