| They may begin or occur at any age but are less likely to begin after age 50 | |
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| Your child doesn't have to suffer the pain and disruption of migraines | Migraine headache symptoms in children Migraines typically begin in childhood, adolescence or early adulthood and may become less frequent and intense as you grow older |
The good news is that some of the same medications that are effective for adults also work for children.
| Preventive treatment of migraine in adults | Pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis of migraine in adults |
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| These "abdominal migraines" can be especially difficult to diagnose | Migraines continue through the patient's 30s and 40s |
| However, children often have premonition signs and symptoms, such as: Yawning Sleepiness or listlessness A craving for foods such as chocolate, hot dogs, sugary snacks, yogurt and bananas Children may also have all of the signs and symptoms of a migraine headache — nausea, vomiting, increased sensitivity to light and sound — but no head pain | Children as young as age 1 can have these headaches |
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| A migraine headache tends to occur on both sides of the head in children, and visual auras are rare | But the pain can be disabling and can be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, lightheadedness and increased sensitivity to light |
Chronic daily headache: An overview.