Management Approaches of Pediatric Migraine: Review

Abstract: This review was aim to focus on the treatment option strategies for pediatric migraine, including prevention methods and acute treatment of migraine. The current evidence for these treatments will be reviewed. We conducted a literature search through Scopus, Medline, and PubMed databases independently for all English language publish studies up to December 2016, search was performed using the terms “(headache OR migraine) AND (child OR pediatric OR teen OR adolescent) AND (pediatric headache treatment). Cited references within selected articles were also searched to identified more relevant studies, only human subject articles were included in this review. Migraine headache is the most common repeating pain syndrome in youth and teenage years. Stereotyped attacks of bitemporal or frontal pounding, nauseating headache lasting 1 to 48 hours represent the frustrating proportion of migraines. The treatment philosophy now embraces a well balanced approach with both bio-behavioral interventions and pharmacological steps. Essential to treatment choices is the degree of impairment produced by the headaches. In general, the effect of prophylactic therapy is not instant, frequently taking as long as 6-8 weeks before enhancement happens. Offering this details to the patient and his/her parents results in improved compliance and more sensible goals. Giving a suitable trial before trying a new treatment is very important. Keywords: Pediatric Migraine, Prevention Methods and Acute Treatment of Migraine. Title: Management Approaches of Pediatric Migraine: Review Author: Ashwaq Abdulrahman Almalki, Ayana Abdulrahman Alyousef, Elaf Al Adel Al Haj Abbas, Asma Mohammed Alotaibi, Lien Walid merei, Alaa Salih Sharif, Bashaer Dabsan ALBAQAMI, Sarah Ali Al-Dhahry International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Research Publish Journals

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