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Suggest Treatment For Nausea And Headache In Child

Son 6 says he had a bad taste in his mouth that that went to his head became a headache, then he became nauseated, and vomited several times. The headache went away he slept for several hours an seems to be normal now... no fever. Wondering what happened... migraine?
Fri, 16 Jan 2015
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General & Family Physician,  's  Response
Hi, yes, the episode could be an attack of migraine. Migraine is associated with unilateral pain(hemicrania), nausea and vomiting, photophobia and phonophobia and can be relieved with sleep. But to diagnose it as Migraine, their should be atleast 5 such episodes in a month each lasting for atleast 1 hour. So such an episode can be due to stress related, lack of sleep, or poor eue sight or raised intracranial tension. As of now, get a vision testing for your child if the episode bothers him again and get a BP check. Consult a pediatrician as it could require neurological examination and neck examination to rule out intracrainal tension.
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Pediatrician, Pulmonology ,  Dr. Sumanth Amperayani's  Response
Hi this type headache could be due to a migraine especially so when there is a positive family history. But without a family history of migraine, it is unlikely. Sometimes viral illnesses can cause this sort of symptoms.
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Suggest Treatment For Nausea And Headache In Child

Hi, yes, the episode could be an attack of migraine. Migraine is associated with unilateral pain(hemicrania), nausea and vomiting, photophobia and phonophobia and can be relieved with sleep. But to diagnose it as Migraine, their should be atleast 5 such episodes in a month each lasting for atleast 1 hour. So such an episode can be due to stress related, lack of sleep, or poor eue sight or raised intracranial tension. As of now, get a vision testing for your child if the episode bothers him again and get a BP check. Consult a pediatrician as it could require neurological examination and neck examination to rule out intracrainal tension. Thanks and regards.