
This article reviews the evidence for an association between infant colic and migraine. Infant colic, or excessive crying in an otherwise healthy and well-fed infant, affects approximately 5%-19% of infants. Multiple case-control studies, a cross-sectional study, and a prospective cohort study have all found an association between infant colic and migraine. Although infant colic is often assumed to have a gastrointestinal cause, several treatment trials aimed at gastrointestinal etiologies have been negative. Teaching parents how to respond best to inconsolable crying may be helpful and important for preventing shaken baby syndrome. Given accumulating evidence for a connection between infant colic and pediatric migraine, future studies should examine migraine-oriented treatments for infant colic. Infant colic should be moved into the main body of International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-III beta) as one of the "Episodic syndromes that may be associated with migraine."
Colic, Migraine Disorders, Clinical Sciences, 618, Migraines, 616, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Humans, Dental/Oral and Craniofacial Disease, Pediatric, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Headaches, Prevention, Pain Research, Neurosciences, Infant, Paediatrics, Brain Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Neurological, Chronic Pain, Digestive Diseases
Colic, Migraine Disorders, Clinical Sciences, 618, Migraines, 616, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Humans, Dental/Oral and Craniofacial Disease, Pediatric, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Headaches, Prevention, Pain Research, Neurosciences, Infant, Paediatrics, Brain Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Neurological, Chronic Pain, Digestive Diseases
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