Aynur Özge

Mersin University School Of Medicine, Department Of Neurology, Mersin, Turkey

Keywords: Headache, migraine, childhood, adolescent, maturation

Abstract

Childhood migraine is a common problem among the primary complaints of the pediatric population but for the general practitioners there are little known about clinical characteristics and management strategies. Headache practitioners commonly noticed that the age related differences of headache clinic characteristics and management shedules. This paper primarily aimed to answered the question of “is pediatric migraine an unmaturated form of adult migraine?” using discussion of pathophysiological basis, clinical forms and management strategies for childhood- adolescent practitioners keep in mind headache is as an important symptom for their practice.