Why the study?
Do children with migraine have autonomic nervous system dysfunction compared to healthy controls?
Population
55 children, consisting of 25 with migraine and 30 healthy controls
Comparison
Childhood migraine (exposure) vs Healthy children
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Supports autonomic hyperactivity in pediatric migraine; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Do children with migraine have autonomic nervous system dysfunction compared to healthy controls?
Children with migraine exhibit autonomic nervous system dysfunction characterized by both sympathetic and parasympathetic hyperactivity.
Yakıncı et al. (1999) studied this question.
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