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purplesu

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Posted 12/7/2007 3:02 PM (GMT -7)

my 3 yr old is having what seems lke migraines she's had two attacks in three weeks, the last one a week ago was very severe,i thought it was meningitis

My gp told me she is too young for migraines

Just wanted to know if anyone knows of a three year old that was diagnosed

sarahswan

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Posted 12/7/2007 6:25 PM (GMT -7)

I don't know of a three year old (which doesn't mean it isn't possible). I DO know that I go to a neurologist who specializes in migraines, and one of the patients is only 6 years old. At what age did your gp say migraines started?

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Posted 12/7/2007 9:06 PM (GMT -7)

I have not heard that you can be too young or too old to have migraines. I have a friend who's little boy was diagnosed at 5 years of age. Keep in mind that a GP is not a migraine/headache specialist, I would consult someone who is.

Hang in there, it is hard to diagnose sometimes when it doesn't fit into physicians little "box"

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korbnep

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Posted 12/8/2007 2:16 PM (GMT -7)

I haven't known any migraine patients that young, but from some research I've done, I've discovered that migraine does indeed occur in children 3 years of age and indeed younger. They are known as juvenile, pediatric or childhood migraine. I think the reason that so few doctors are familar with these cases is the difficulty that accompanies diagnosis. Here are some links.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0816/is_n9_v9/ai_6848196

http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic529.htm

http://www.neurologyreviews.com/feb05/pediatricmigraine.html

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Tweedle

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Posted 12/10/2007 5:04 PM (GMT -7)

I was diagnosed with migraine when I was 4 so i cant see why a 3 year old can't be you cant choose when u start migraines (though at times I wish you could)

purplesu

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Posted 12/11/2007 11:30 AM (GMT -7)

thanks for info, will definetly be speaking to peadatrician on tuesday next week about it

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