Migraine - Dr Mubina Agboatwalla
According to Dr Mubina Agboatwalla-child specialist in Karachi , headaches in children may be due to a number of reasons including eye sight problems, nasal congestion, too much screen time or migraine. As such migraine in children does not present with classical features but starts manifesting at 6-7 years or above. The child starts getting episodes of headache off and one eg once in two weeks or so. There maybe associated vomiting and the headache lasts for half an hour or so. Visual testing is normal. Certain factors predispose eg bright lights, increased screen time, chocolates, cheese etc. The headache subsides on its own if the child sleeps for sometime in a dark room. Simple medicine like Syp. Paracetamol helps in relieving the headache.