Children's drawings of headache pain were accurate for diagnosing migraine

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(2002) Pediatrics 109, 460; Stafstrom CE, Rostasy K, Minster A. . The usefulness of children’s drawings in the diagnosis of headache. . Mar; . : . –72 . [OpenUrl][1][Abstract/FREE Full Text][2] QUESTION: In children and adolescents with headache, are their drawings of headache pain accurate for diagnosing migraine? Blinded comparison of children’s drawings with clinical diagnosis. A pediatric neurology clinic in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 226 children who were 4 to 19 years of age (mean age 11.4 y, 54% girls) and had headache. Children were given a blank, unlined, white piece of paper (8.5 × 11 inches) and a number 2 pencil with a rubber. They were asked to draw a picture of themselves having a headache, showing where the pain was, what the pain felt like, and any other changes or symptoms that occurred before or during the headache. When children complained of having >1 type of headache, they drew a … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DPediatrics%26rft.stitle%253DPediatrics%26rft.issn%253D0031-4005%26rft.aulast%253DStafstrom%26rft.auinit1%253DC.%2BE.%26rft.volume%253D109%26rft.issue%253D3%26rft.spage%253D460%26rft.epage%253D472%26rft.atitle%253DThe%2BUsefulness%2Bof%2BChildren%2527s%2BDrawings%2Bin%2Bthe%2BDiagnosis%2Bof%2BHeadache%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1542%252Fpeds.109.3.460%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F11875142%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/ijlink?linkType=ABST&journalCode=pediatrics&resid=109/3/460&atom=%2Febmed%2F7%2F6%2F188.atom

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