Between about 5 in 100 and 10 in 100 children and teenagers get them.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
Evers S.
Drug treatment of migraine in children: a comparative review.
Paediatric Drugs. 1999; 1: 7-18.

 

 

 

 

 

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Young boys and girls are both equally likely to get migraines. But after puberty, more girls than boys get migraines.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
Bille B.
Migraine in schoolchildren.
Acta Paediatrica. 1962; 51: 1-151.

 

 

 

 

 

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Source:
Abu-Arefeh I, Russell G.
Prevalence of headache and migraine in schoolchildren.
BMJ. 1994; 309: 765-769.

 

 

 

 

 

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Source:
Amery WK, Vandenbergh V.
What can precipitating factors teach us about the pathogenesis of migraine?
Headache. 1987; 27: 146-150.

 

 

 

 

 

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It's hard to say how many very young children get migraines. That's because they can't usually explain what's happening to them very clearly. So, their parents or doctor might not be able to tell what's wrong.

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