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Headache and Acute Illness in Children

Departments of pediatrics and neurology, University of Michigan Medical Center

Robert M. Levine, MD

University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor, MI

Thirty-seven children with headaches who were seen in a walk-in clinic were matched to 37 headache-free controls. Thirty percent of the headache group and 11% of the headache-free control group had a body temperature above 38°C (p < 0.05). Nonrhythmic pain was more commonly associated with fever than was rhythmic pain (p < 0.05). Of 34 headache subjects who completed questionnaires, those with more intense headaches reported a greater number of headache-exacerbating factors (p < 0.01).Bilateral headaches were more painful than unilateral headaches, and in two thirds of the subjects, the intensity of pain paralleled the course of the underlying illness. A family history of migraine was more common in the headache group as compared to the headache-free control group (p < 0.05). Headaches associated with acute illnesses may be a precursor to later migraine. (J Child Neurol 1987;2:22-27)

Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 2, No. 1, 22-27 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/088307388700200104


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