How can I tell if my 23 month old is having migraines?

Answer 1

Based on the results of a number of studies, one year prevalence of migraine ranges from 6%-15% in adult men and from 14%-35% in adult women.[13][14] These figures vary substantially with age: approximately 4-5% of children aged under 12 suffer from migraine, with little apparent difference between boys and girls.[15] There is then a rapid growth in incidence amongst girls occurring after puberty[16][17][18] which continues throughout early adult life.[19] By early middle age, around 25% of women experience a migraine at least once a year, compared with fewer than 10% of men.[20][21] After the menopause, attacks in women tend to decline dramatically, so that in the over 70s there are approximately equal numbers of male and female sufferers, with prevalence returning to around 5%.[22][23]
In 2005, authors who reviewed the medical literature[33] found that the available information about dietary trigger factors relies mostly on the subjective assessments of patients. Some suspected dietary trigger factors appear to genuinely promote or precipitate migraine episodes, but many other suspected dietary triggers have never been demonstrated to trigger migraines. The review authors found that alcohol, caffeine withdrawal, and missing meals are the most important dietary migraine precipitants. The authors say dehydration deserves more attention, and that some patients are sensitive to red wine. The authors found little or no demonstrated evidence that notorious suspected triggers chocolate, cheese, or that histamine, tyramine, nitrates, or nitrites normally present in foods trigger headaches. The artificial sweetener aspartame (NutraSweet®) has not been shown to trigger headache, but in a large and definitive study monosodium glutamate (MSG) in large doses (2.5 grams) was associated with adverse symptoms including headache more often than was placebo. The review authors also note that general dietary restriction has not been demonstrated to be an effective migraine therapy.

On the other hand, several headache clinics have had good results with individually tailored dietary restriction as a therapy. Dr. Ian Livingstone, director of the Princeton Headache Clinic, recommends eliminating the following common headache triggers from the diet: aged cheese, monosodium glutamate, processed fish and meats containing nitrates (such as hot dogs), dark chocolate, aspartame, certain alcoholic beverages (including red wine), citrus fruits, and caffeine. After a period of one to two months, these foods can be reintroduced one at a time to determine their trigger potential for that individual. Adding large amounts of the suspected trigger in a short time may generate a response that is easy to observe.

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Answer 2

Get off the computing device and modern to the community emergency room... NOW! you're assuming that the chest soreness is on the subject rely of your hernia yet you ought to have been experiencing some form of chest soreness all alongside or a minimum of on a extra standard foundation. you ought to rule out a heart situation.

Answer 3

You can tell by watching how they act. Are they cranky? Do they rub their head alot? Do they stay away from bright things like the tv or lamps? Some children with headaches might even vomit because of it.

Answer 4

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