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Michela Gatta

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Alexithymic characteristics in pediatric patients with primary headache: a comparison between migraine and tension-type headache

2015

Background: Alexithymia is a personality construct characterized by difficulties in verbal emotional expression and a limited ability to use one’s imagination. Evidence of alexithymic characteristics was found in adults suffering from headache, while little is known about children. The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of alexithymia in two different subgroups of children and adolescents suffering from primary headache. We also looked for correlation between alexithymia in children and in their mothers. Methods: This study involved 89 participants: 47 (11 males, 36 females, aged 8 to 17 years) suffering from tension-type headache (TTH), and 42 (18 males, 24 females, aged 8 t…

AlexithymiaMaleAlexithymia; Alexithymia Questionnaire for Children; Migraine; Tension-type headache; Toronto Alexithymia ScaleToronto Alexithymia ScaleAlexithymiaMigraine DisorderSurveys and QuestionnairesPrevalenceSurveys and QuestionnaireEmotional expressionChildmedia_commonMothermedicine.diagnostic_testAlexithymia; Alexithymia Questionnaire for Children; Migraine; Tension-type headache; Toronto Alexithymia Scale; Adolescent; Analysis of Variance; Case-Control Studies; Child; Female; Humans; Male; Migraine Disorders; Mood Disorders; Mothers; Prevalence; Surveys and Questionnaires; Tension-Type Headache; Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Neurology (clinical)General MedicineSettore MED/39 - Neuropsichiatria InfantileFemaleHeadachesmedicine.symptomCase-Control StudieResearch ArticleClinical psychologyHumanmedicine.medical_specialtyMood DisorderAdolescentMigraine Disordersmedia_common.quotation_subjectClinical NeurologyMothersmedicineHumansPersonalityPsychiatryMigraineAnalysis of VarianceMood Disordersbusiness.industryAlexithymia Questionnaire for ChildrenTension-Type Headachemedicine.diseaseAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineMigraineMood disordersCase-Control StudiesToronto Alexithymia ScaleInternational Classification of Headache DisordersNeurology (clinical)businessThe Journal of Headache and Pain
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Headache attributed to aeroplane travel: the first multicentric survey in a paediatric population affected by primary headaches

2018

BACKGROUND: This multicentric survey investigates the prevalence and characteristics of Airplane Headache in children affected by primary headaches. METHODS: Patients with symptoms of Airplane Headache were recruited from nine Italian Pediatric Headache Centres. Each patient was handed a structured questionnaire which met the ICHD-III criteria. RESULTS: Among 320 children suffering from primary headaches who had flights during their lifetime, 15 (4.7%) had Airplane Headache, with mean age of 12.4 years. Most of the patients were females (80%). The headache was predominantly bilateral (80%) and localized to the frontal area (60%); it was mainly pulsating, and lasted less than 30 min in all c…

MalePediatricsNeurologyPhotophobiaAircraftHeadache Disorderlcsh:MedicineAirplane0302 clinical medicinePhotophobiaSurveys and QuestionnairesSurveys and Questionnaire030212 general & internal medicineChildChildrenAeroplane travelPain MeasurementTravelICHD-IIIHeadacheGeneral MedicinePediatric headachePhonophobiaItalyChild PreschoolFemalemedicine.symptomResearch ArticleHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentHeadache Disorders03 medical and health sciencesPrimary headachePrimary headachePrimary headachesmedicineHumansPreschoolAeroplane travel; Airplane; Children; Headache; ICHD-III; Pediatric headache; Primary headaches; Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child Preschool; Female; Headache Disorders; Humans; Italy; Male; Pain Measurement; Photophobia; Aircraft; Surveys and Questionnaires; Travelbusiness.industrylcsh:RMean agePediatric headacheAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineConcomitantNeurology (clinical)business030217 neurology & neurosurgeryPaediatric population
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Osmophobia as an early marker of migraine: a follow-up study in juvenile patients.

2012

Background: Osmophobia is frequent in children with migraine (20–35%) but can also occur in up to 14% of cases with tension-type headache (TTH). So far, the prognostic role of this symptom in children with primary headaches has never been evaluated. Methods: A longitudinal prospective study was conducted on 90 young patients with TTH (37 with osmophobia, 53 without osmophobia). We evaluated whether osmophobia could predict the diagnosis transformation from TTH to migraine after a 3-year follow-up. Results and Discussion: In our cases the rate of diagnosis change was significantly greater in cases with osmophobia (62%) than in those without (23%). Osmophobia persisted at a 3-year follow-up …

Malechildren; follow-up; migraine without aura; Osmophobia; tension-type headachePediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentMigraine DisordersComorbidityRisk AssessmentPhobic disorderOlfaction DisorderschildrenRisk Factorsosmophobia; juvenile primary headache; migraine without aura; tension-type headachePrevalencefollow-upHumansMedicineJuvenileSex DistributionChildbusiness.industryOsmophobiaDisease progressionFollow up studiesGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseComorbiditytension-type headacheCausalityOsmophobiaEarly Diagnosisjuvenile primary headacheItalyPhobic DisordersMigrainemigraine without auraDisease ProgressionPhysical therapyFemaleNeurology (clinical)businessFollow-Up Studies
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