Use of ICHD-3rd diagnostic criteria in determining the prevalence of migraine in childhood; school-based cross-sectional questionnaire study

ÇOKYAMAN T., Ozcan Erdem U.

Neurological Research, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/01616412.2024.2403860
  • Journal Name: Neurological Research
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS
  • Keywords: childhood, ICHD-3rd, Migraine prevalence, public health, pulsatile pain
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between migraine prevalence and its diagnostic features in school children. Methods: This study was conducted on children aged 10–18 year who were randomly selected from 22 middle and 26 high schools. Questionnaires were prepared in Turkish with demographic (9 items) and headache characteristics (ICHD-3rd-based headache screening questionnaire, 11 items). Results: A total of 1450 surveys were properly filled out. Female/male ratio was 798/652 (55%÷45%) and the mean age was 14.4 years ± 2.1. 96.4% of the population in this study. According to the criteria of headache attack number (≥4 attacks), character (pulsatile) and duration (≥1 h), the prevalence of migraine in the studied population was 23.1%. Conclusion: Population-based studies are important because they provide information on diagnosing migraine, which is a public health priority in childhood, and contribute to creating the world migraine atlas. Although additional diagnostic clues are needed to determine the prevalence of migraine in childhood, we still widely use headache screening questionnaires based on ICHD-3rd.