Efficacy of Kampo Medicine for Migraine in Children and Childhood Periodic Syndromes
- VernacularTitle:小児片頭痛および小児周期性症候群に対する漢方治療の有用性
- Author:
Masaki RAIMURA
;
Takao NAMIKI
;
Nobuyasu SEKIYA
;
Yuji KASAHARA
;
Atsushi CHINO
;
Yoshiro HIRASAKI
;
Keiko OGAWA
;
Hirokuni OKUMI
;
Hideki OKAMOTO
;
Yumiko KIMATA
;
Keigo UEDA
;
Takeshi OUJI
;
Kenji OHNO
;
Satoshi YAMAMOTO
;
Tetsuo AKIBA
;
Katsutoshi TERASAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: migraine in children; childhood periodic syndromes; kampo medicines
- From:Kampo Medicine 2011;62(4):574-583
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
- Abstract: In the Guideline for treatment of chronic headache published by Japanese Headache Society, Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen are proposed for the acute treatment of migraine in children. But prophylactic treatment of pediatric migraine is not established. We report the efficacy of Kampo medicine for preventing migraine in children and childhood periodic syndromes. We use a variety of Kampo medicine for 9 pediatric migraine and periodic syndromes patients from 8 to 15 years old. All 9 patients improve their headache and associated symptoms including abdominal pain, vertigo, nausea and vomiting. After treatment the mean average of Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6) improve from 63.66 points to 45.77 points. Kampo medicines is effective for migraine in children and childhood periodic syndromes.