Original scientific paper

BREASTFEEDING DURATION INFLUENCES MIGRAINE HEADACHE ONSET

Marija Knežević Pogančev ; Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Department for developmental neurology and epileptology. Medical School, University of Novi Sad, Hajduk Veljkova 10, Novi Sad, Serbia
Nebojša Jović ; Clinic of Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Youth dr Jovan Jovanović Zmaj. Medical School, University of Belgrade. Dr. Şubotića 10, Belgrade, Serbia
Aleksandra Doronjski Bregun ; Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Department for neonatology and intensive care. Medical School, University of Novi Sad, Hajduk Veljkova 10, Novi Sad, Serbia
Andrija Šrek ; Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Department for gastroenterology and nutrition. Medical School, University of Novi Sad, Hajduk Veljkova 10, Novi Sad, Serbia
Danka Filipović ; Institute for physiology, department for neurophysiology. Medical faculty, University of Novi Sad. Hajduk Veljkova 10, Novi Sad, Serbia

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the influence of breastfeeding duration on migraine headache. The influence of breastfeeding duration on the manifestation of migraine headache and age at onset of migraine headache symptoms was assessed by analyzing history data on headache of 30 636 children aged 3-17 residing in Vojvodina and on nutrition in 24 011 of these subjects. Data were compared between children with migraine headache (8.63%) and other primary recurrent headaches (18.83%). Negative Pearson correlation ratio (0.07, p<0.01) clearly showed reciprocal influence of the duration of breastfeeding on the migraine headache onset and earlier onset of migraine in children who were breastfed for a shorter time (p<0.01). Defining the duration of breastfeeding as an early predisposing factor for migraine offers the possibility of very early migraine headache prevention, especially in children with positive heredity for migraine.

Keywords

Descriptors: CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHILD; HEADACHE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; BREAST FEEDING; PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Hrčak ID:

89704

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/89704

Publication date:

17.10.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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