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Published in: Current Pain and Headache Reports 5/2016

01-05-2016 | Childhood and Adolescent Headache (S Evers, Section Editor)

The Link Between Infantile Colic and Migraine

Authors: William Qubty, Amy A. Gelfand

Published in: Current Pain and Headache Reports | Issue 5/2016

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Abstract

Infantile colic is a self-limiting disorder of excessive infant crying or fussiness that peaks at 6 weeks of age and typically improves by 3 months of age. The etiology of infantile colic has yet to be definitively elucidated, but there is increasing research to support its relationship to migraine. The aims of this review are to present recent research investigating the connection between infantile colic and migraine. The importance of identifying this connection is useful in reducing invasive and potentially harmful investigations and to identify age appropriate pharmacologic interventions that would be safe in this population.
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Metadata
Title
The Link Between Infantile Colic and Migraine
Authors
William Qubty
Amy A. Gelfand
Publication date
01-05-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Pain and Headache Reports / Issue 5/2016
Print ISSN: 1531-3433
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3081
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-016-0558-8

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