| However, children often have premonition signs and symptoms, such as: Yawning Sleepiness or listlessness A craving for foods such as chocolate, hot dogs, sugary snacks, yogurt and bananas Children may also have all of the signs and symptoms of a migraine headache — nausea, vomiting, increased sensitivity to light and sound — but no head pain | FDA approves new treatment for patients with migraine |
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| In addition to physical suffering, severe headaches often mean missed school days and trips to the emergency room, as well as lost work time for anxious parents | National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health |
Migraines continue through the patient's 30s and 40s.
| FDA approves new treatment for patients with migraine | In childhood, however, migraines are more common in boys than in girls |
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| The good news is that some of the same medications that are effective for adults also work for children | Children's migraines tend to last for a shorter time |
| With increased age, attacks usually decrease in severity and frequency Sex: Migraines most commonly are found in women, with a 3:1 female-to-male ratio | Your child doesn't have to suffer the pain and disruption of migraines |
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| Children as young as age 1 can have these headaches | If your child has headaches, talk to your pediatrician |