Ictal Electroencephalographic Findings in Children with Migraine Headache

Hamed Shafagh; Mohammad Kazem Bakhshandeh; Esfandiar Matini; Marjan Mohammadnur; Seyedeh Mohadeseh Taheri Otaghsara; Aria Baktash

Ictal Electroencephalographic Findings in Children with Migraine Headache

Iran J Child Neurol. 2019 Spring;13(2):71-75.

Authors

Hamed Shafagh¹, Mohammad Kazem Bakhshandeh¹, Esfandiar Matini¹, Marjan Mohammadnur¹, Seyedeh Mohadeseh Taheri Otaghsara², Aria Baktash³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Medical sciences , Islamic Azad university ,Tehran, Iran.
² Department of Sports Medicine, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences(SBMU), Tehran, Iran.
³ Department of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences(TUMS), Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 31037080
PMCID: PMC6451865

Abstract

Objectives: In this study, the EEG findings in children with migraine headache were assessed in Bahrami Hospital, Tehran, Iran from 2014 to 2016.

Materials & methods: In this observational cross-sectional study, 71 consecutive children with migraine headache were enrolled. The EEG findings were determined and compared with other variables.

Results: There were 25 cases (35.2%) with abnormal EEG and the type of EEG abnormality comprised slow waves and sharp waves in 19(68%) and 8(32%) patients, respectively.

Conclusion: Nearly one-third of children with migraine might have abnormal EEG.

Keywords: Children; EEG; Iran; Migraine.