COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 8 (UPI) -- Initial results of a study at Columbus Children's Hospital show parents of adolescents with migraines may have an influence on the child's level of pain.
Approximately 10 percent of U.S. children and adolescents get migraines, but 2 percent suffer from chronic migraines, or 15 or more headaches a month.
Nearly nine times out of 10, these children from families who have a history of migraines.
Researchers looked at 20 adolescents, ages 12 to 17 years, who averaged between one and 15 moderate to severe migraines each month. Nearly 93 percent of parents in the sample reported having at least one chronic pain condition.
The study found there was a significant correlation between the pain reported by parents and that reported by their children or teens. Parental disability was also positively correlated with adolescents' reports of both number and severity of symptoms experienced.
The findings are scheduled to be presented at the American Headache Society's June meeting in Chicago.
