Pediatric Migraine

Table 3

Differentiating Migraine from Tension-type headache.

Characteristics	Migraine	Tension-type headache
Pain features of acute attacks	Throbbing	Boring or squashing
	Mostly unilateral	Usually bilateral
	Worsening of pain with head movement	No effect of head movement
Associated features	Nausea or vomiting	None
	Photophobia and phonophobia
Triggering factors	Altered sleep patterns (too little or too much)	Psychological stress
	Skipping meals
	Overexertion
	Change in stress level (too much or relaxation)
	Excess afferent stimuli (such as bright lights)
	Menstruation