Migrane in childhood and adolescence in Ethiopia

Thirty children and adolescents with migrane were reviewed. The male to female ratio was 1.7:1.0. Migrane was more common in males below the age of 10 years and in the females above the age of 12 years. Classical migrane occurred in equal numbers in both males and females. Common migrane was more common in males. The other forms of migrane were pretty rare. There was a high incidence of migrane in parents of patients with classical and complicated migrane.