- A migraine is common in children
- 10 % of the school-age children are affected with a migraine
- There have been cases wherein infants as young as 10 months have been reported to be affected by Migraine
- Children who suffer from Migraines are 36% more likely to be obese or overweight
- Boys suffer Migraines more than Girls before puberty, Boys begin to experience Migraines on an average age of 7 whereas in Girls the average age is 11 years
- Migraine is directly linked to the changes in the estrogen levels and this can be explained as to why increasing number of girls are affected than boys as adolescence approaches
- By 17 years of age, 23 percent girls have experienced Migraines to that of 8 percent in Boys
- More than 20% of the Migraine sufferers had their first attack at the age of 12 years while 50% had their first Migraine before the age of 20
- The exact cause of the Migraine is not yet known, some studies suggest that the Migraine is caused by the expansion and contraction of the blood vessels in the brain
- Latest studies suggest that Migraine is caused by the abnormalities in some parts of the brain which are inherited by the family members
- Almost 70% of the children’s and adolescents suffering from Migraines have a history of their immediate family members suffering from it during their lifetime, this strongly suggests that Migraine is a genetic disease
shipali says
Hi all before this post I didn’t know that children will also suffer from a migraine, very interesting facts about a migraine.