Author/Authors :
Shafagh, Hamed Department of Pediatrics - Faculty of Medicine - Tehran Medical sciences - Islamic Azad university ,Tehran , Bakhshandeh, Mohammad Kazem Department of Pediatrics - Faculty of Medicine - Tehran Medical sciences - Islamic Azad university ,Tehran , Matini, Esfandiar Department of Pediatrics - Faculty of Medicine - Tehran Medical sciences - Islamic Azad university ,Tehran , Mohammadnuri, Marjan Department of Pediatrics - Faculty of Medicine - Tehran Medical sciences - Islamic Azad university ,Tehran , Taheri Otaghsara, Mohadeseh Department of Sports Medicine - Taleghani Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences(SBMU), Tehran , Baktash, Aria Department of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences(TUMS), Tehran
Abstract :
Objectives
In this study, the EEG findings in children with migraine headache
were assessed in Bahrami Hospital, Tehran, Iran from 2014 to 2016.
Materials & Methods
In this observational cross-sectional study, 71 consecutive children
with migraine headache were enrolled. The EEG findings were
determined and compared with other variables.
Results
There were 25 cases (35.2%) with abnormal EEG and the type of
EEG abnormality comprised slow waves and sharp waves in 19(68%)
and 8(32%) patients, respectively . Conclusion
Nearly one-third of children with migraine might have abnormal
EEG.
Keywords :
EEG , Children , Migraine , Iran
