Pediatric Headache and Hospitalist Archive Questions

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Q : 1 10/06/2009

I have dealt with chronic headache in all of my three children. My youngest, age 13, has developed abdominal migraines. We have had full gastro workups with nothing noted. The neurologist has given the diagnosis and we are experimenting with medication treatment. He is also medicated for a facial tic. Do you have much experience in this matter? I am very frustrated with the throw up episodes and then the feeling bad that occurs at least every other week and can least several days. Yes, we see this. We have used a combination of preventative medications and acute treatment to try to both prevent and abort the attacks. I am glad your local neuologist is taking it seriously. Give meds a try for a while, then let me know how it is going.

Q : 2 09/21/2009

I have a 6-year-old that has been having headaches and dizzy spells since she was about 2 years old. She had a CT of her head several months ago which was normal and was diagnosed early with migraines. They run on both sides of our families. The dizzy spells have become more intense and more frequent. She had one over this past weekend at her birthday party that only lasted a few minutes but was scary enough for her to cry over it. We are very concerned that someting else is going on. She has her tonsils and adnoids out in March I have set up a follow up with her surgeon again to make sure it is not her ears. I can not seem to get in to see anyone until early 2010. I would really love some advice to get us through this until then. She may need an MRI, and might need some sedation if she can't lay still for a half hour in order to be sure there is nothing serious. Once that is done, we can take a breath and start treating for migraine with dizziness. Treatment may include migraine acute and preventive medications. Although troublesome, if the MRI is okay there are ways to get her better.

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