Trigger factors mainly from the environmental type are reported by adolescents with migraine

Abstract

UNLABELLED: Migraine can be triggered by many factors such as stress, sleep, fasting and environmental causes. There are few studies that evaluated migraine trigger factors in the adolescent population. METHODS: A total of 100 participants from 10 to 19 years were subjected to a detailed headache questionnaire, with demographic and clinical data, and a headache diary including trigger factors during a two-month period was asked. RESULTS: Fifty of the participants exhibited chronic migraine and the other 50 participants demonstrated episodic migraine. The most common group of trigger factors reported was the environmental one, mainly sun/clarity, followed by hot weather and the smell of perfume. CONCLUSIONS: Ninety-one percent of children and adolescents with migraine reported a trigger factor precipitating the migraine attack.