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CC BY 4.0 · Journal of Child Science 2021; 11(01): e89-e92
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1728729
Original Article

Investigating the Frequency of Infantile Colic in Children with Migraine

Mehran Beiraghi Toosi 
1   Department of Pediatric Neurology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
,
Alireza Ghodsi 
2   Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
,
Mehrdad Sarabi
2   Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
,
Sara Ghahremani 
3   Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
,
Nasrin Fazeli
2   Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
,
Somayeh Ghahremani
4   Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Abstract

Infantile colic is a common problem observed within the first 3 months of life in infants and is a common cause of crying among infants. Migraine is a common cause of recurrent primary headaches during childhood. The pathogenesis of migraine and colic has remained unknown, but various factors seem to be involved. Patients with migraine may have a medical history of infantile colic, and infantile colic is considered an early manifestation of migraine. In this study, we investigate the frequency of history of infantile colic in 6- to 14-year-old children with migraines. In this case–control study, 80 children with the diagnosis of migraine and 100 children without migraine, all within the age range of 6 to 14 years, were included. A checklist was completed for each person about the background information and history of infantile colic as well as the history of migraine in parents. Among the children with migraine, 92.5%, and in the control group, 10%, had a familial history of migraine. Also, among the children with migraine, 61.25%, and in the control group, 4%, had a history of infantile colic. The obtained results showed that the frequency of a history of infantile colic was significantly higher in the case group than in the control group. This study provides some evidence regarding the presence of association between infantile colic as well as the familial history of migraines and developing migraines in the future. However, due to some limitations of the retrospective manner of the study, the results should be completed with future studies.

Keywords

infantile colic - migraine - child

Ethical Approval

The study protocol was fully approved by the Ethics Committee of the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR.MUMS.fm.REC.1396.850).




Publication History

Received: 23 October 2020

Accepted: 05 March 2021

Article published online:
24 May 2021

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