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01-12-2015 | Poster presentation
P028. Childhood migraine, epilepsy and tics: Are there similarities in the psychological profile?
Authors:
Samuela Tarantino, Simona Cappelletti, Maria Francesca Paniccia, Cristiana De Ranieri, Matilde Angeloni, Beatrice Arlini, Alessandro Capuano, Roberto Frusciante, Federico Vigevano, Simonetta Gentile, Massimiliano Valeriani
Published in:
The Journal of Headache and Pain
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
Migraine, epilepsy and tics are common neurological disorders in children and adolescents. They can affect a patient's life in a number of ways such as their school, sport and relationships. Although they are clearly different conditions, several studies have stressed the co-occurrence of migraine with both epilepsy and tic disorders. However, no study has compared the psychological/behavioural profile of children/adolescents with migraine, RAP or tics. The main aim of the present study was to compare the occurrence of internalizing and externalizing disorders between migraine, epilepsy and tics patients. …
