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Recent advances in the management of chronic migraine in children

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Pages 231-239 | Received 08 Dec 2017, Accepted 05 Feb 2018, Published online: 10 Feb 2018
 

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Migraine is a chronic-recurrent disorder that progresses in some adults and also in many children. Chronic migraine (CM) is the clinical result of this process. Since migraine does not progress in most children, identifying the risk factors for progression is an important public health priority that should be matched by evidence-based treatment.

Areas covered: Herein we conduct a systematic review on the comorbidities and treatment of CM in children and adolescents in the last ten years, summarizing evidence-based recommendations for disease management.

Expert commentary: By conceptualizing CM as the result of migraine progression from an episodic form, we suggest avoiding CM at the outset through development of aggressive, preventive interventions as the goal of headache management in the pediatric population. Key interventions include: Decreasing headache frequency with behavioral and pharmacologic interventions; Monitoring body mass index and encouraging maintenance of normal weight; Avoiding medication overuse; Screening and treating comorbidities.

Declaration of interest

The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed. Peer reviewers on this manuscript have no relevant financial or other relationships to disclose.

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