Prevalence of Headache in Children with Epilepsy
Al shazly, S., El-khaleegy, H. (2021). Prevalence of Headache in Children with Epilepsy. EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), 905-912. doi: 10.21608/ijma.2020.43838.1180
Sherief M. Al shazly; Hany El-khaleegy. "Prevalence of Headache in Children with Epilepsy". EKB Journal Management System, 3, 1, 2021, 905-912. doi: 10.21608/ijma.2020.43838.1180
Al shazly, S., El-khaleegy, H. (2021). 'Prevalence of Headache in Children with Epilepsy', EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), pp. 905-912. doi: 10.21608/ijma.2020.43838.1180
Al shazly, S., El-khaleegy, H. Prevalence of Headache in Children with Epilepsy. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 3(1): 905-912. doi: 10.21608/ijma.2020.43838.1180

Prevalence of Headache in Children with Epilepsy

International Journal of Medical Arts
Article 2, Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2021, Page 905-912  XML PDF (1.08 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ijma.2020.43838.1180
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Authors
Sherief M. Al shazly email 1; Hany El-khaleegy2
1Department of Neurology, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt
2Department of Pediatrics, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Epilepsy is a common pediatric health problem that urges parents to seek medical advice. However, it could be associated with prodromal manifestation [e.g., headache] that the parents usually pass unnoticed. Previous literature is defective regarding the prevalence of headaches among children with epilepsy.
Aim of the work: Estimating the prevalence and characteristics of headaches associated with epilepsy in pediatric populations.
Patients and methods: We included 130 children with epilepsy [study group] and 130 healthy children as a control group. All were selected from Al-Azhar University Hospitals [new Damietta]. An inquiry about headache and its characteristics, especially in relation to seizure attacks, had been performed.
Results: Children with epilepsy had a higher rate of headache when compared to healthy children [48.5% versus 22.3%];migraine is the commonest type in the epileptic group and tension-type headache in the control group. In children with epilepsy, headaches were associated with a higher rate of generalized epileptiform activity, increased frequency of seizures, and monotherapy use.
Conclusion: Headache is highly prevalent among children with epilepsy and necessitates proper screening, further investigations, and proper treatment. Future studies to investigate the problem on a wide scale are warranted.
Keywords
Headache; Migraine; Tension headache; Epilepsy; Pediatrics
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