Abstract

CARDENAS GIRAUDY, Aida; LLANES CEPERO, Maritza; MORONO GUERRERO, Martha  and  POZO LAUZAN, Desiderio. Comorbid psychopathological disorders in migraine. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2004, vol.76, n.4. ISSN 0034-7531.

37 children that received attention at the neuropediatrician's office of “William Soler” Hospital for presenting migraine and that were referred to the psychiatrist's office for suspecting psychical disorders were studied. There are factors such as anxiety, depression, stress, etc., that may precipitate migraine. The objective of this paper was to identify psychopathological comorbidity in children and adolescents with migraine. In this study, 94 % of the cases classified as common migraine. Females predominated among the adolescents. Hyperkinesia and sleep disorders were the most commonly observed comorbid alterations of migraine.

Keywords : Psychical disorders; migraine; precipitating factors; comorbidity.