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Prevalence of Headache and Migraine in Schoolchildren
BMJ 309:765-769, Abu-Arefeh,I.&Russell,G., 1994
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Article Abstract
The prevalence of migraine increased with age,with male preponderance in children under 12 and female preponderance thereafter.Children with migraine lost a mean of 7.8 school days a year due to all illnesses(2-8 days(range 0-80)due to headache)as compared with a mean of 3-7 days lost by controls.Migraine is a common cause of headache in children and causes significantly reduced school attendance.
 
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