Children and adolescents with primary headaches exhibit altered sensory profiles - a multi-modal investigation.
J Headache Pain
; 25(1): 111, 2024 Jul 09.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Pediatric headache is an increasing medical problem that has adverse effects on children's quality of life, academic performance, and social functioning. Children with primary headaches exhibit enhanced sensory sensitivity compared to their healthy peers. However, comprehensive investigations including multimodal sensory sensitivity assessment are lacking. This study aimed to compare sensory sensitivity of children with primary headaches with their healthy peers across multiple sensory domains.METHODS:
The study included 172 participants aged 6 to 17 years (M = 13.09, SD = 3.02 years; 120 girls). Of these 80 participants were patients with migraine, 23 were patients with tension-type headache, and 69 were healthy controls. The following sensory measures were obtained Mechanical Detection Threshold (MDT), Mechanical Pain Threshold (MPT), Mechanical Pain Sensitivity (MPS), detection and pain threshold for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), olfactory and intranasal trigeminal detection threshold, and odor identification ability. Sensory sensitivity was compared between groups with a series of Kruskal-Wallis tests. Binomial regression models were used to compare the relative utility of sensory sensitivity measures in classifying participants into patients and healthy controls, as well as into patients with migraine and tension-type headache.RESULTS:
Patients with migraine had lower MPT measured at the forearm than patients with tension-type headaches and healthy controls. MPS was higher in patients with migraine than in healthy controls. All patients with headaches had lower detection threshold of TENS and higher olfactory sensitivity. Healthy controls showed increased intranasal trigeminal sensitivity. Scores in MPS, TENS, and olfactory and trigeminal thresholds were significantly predicting presence of primary headaches. Additionally, scores in MPT, olfactory and trigeminal threshold were positive predictors of type of headache.CONCLUSIONS:
Children with primary headaches exhibit different sensory profiles than healthy controls. The obtained results suggest presence of increased overall, multimodal sensitivity in children with primary headaches, what may negatively impact daily functioning and contribute to further pain chronification. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was registered in the German Registry of Clinical Trials (DRKS) DRKS00021062.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Umbral del Dolor
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Cefalea de Tipo Tensional
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Trastornos Migrañosos
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Headache Pain
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA INTERNA
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NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOFISIOLOGIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania