Migraine in Children and Adolescents
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Child Neurology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 46
Special Issue Editor
Interests: neuroradiology; electrophysiology; pediatric neurology; pediatric neuroscience; headache disorders; primary headache disorders; secondary headache disorders; electroencephalography
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Migraine in pediatric age represents a common condition with a very important impact on the quality of life of adolescent children and their families.
The child is not a small adult, and pediatric migraine has clinical peculiarities that will be addressed in a dedicated article. Rare forms of migraine on a genetic basis, such as hemiplegic migraines, will therefore be addressed too, emphasizing the peculiarities of these conditions during pediatric age.
Moreover, conditions that simulate migraine and go into differential diagnosis with it, which also include severe life-threatening conditions, will be discussed.
The comorbidity of migraine with several conditions that can be associated with it will therefore be addressed, particularly including obesity and psychiatric pathology.
Chronic migraine, which represents the most difficult and disabling form of this condition, will be discussed in a dedicated article.
Emphasis will also be placed on sleep disorders associated with migraine which also have an important impact on the quality of life.
The neurophysiological peculiarities of migraine during pediatric age will be explored in-depth by observing whether there are neurophysiological markers also in relation to pharmacological treatment. Additionally, neuroimaging findings will be discussed in depth.
State-of-the-art treatment will be updated in relation to the acute treatment and migraine profiling.
Complementary therapies, including acupuncture and in particular mindfulness, which represents a new non-pharmacological approach for the management of this condition, will also be covered. The series of articles will therefore conclude by highlighting the impact of migraine on the quality of life, school and learning in children affected by this condition.
Dr. Irene Toldo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- migraine
- children and adolescents
- comorbidity
- diagnosis
- treatment
- quality of life
