Summary

This may be good news for adolescents and their families, but this small study is far from enough to say so with any certainty. Only with larger and better constructed studies will we actually be able to echo Dr. Monastero with any confidence.

Resources:

Monastero, Roberto, MD, PhD; Camarda, Cecilia, MD; Pipia, Carmela, MD; Camarda, Rosolino, MD. "Prognosis of Migraine headaches in adolescents: A 10-year follow-up study." Neurology 2006;67;1353-1356. DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000240131.69632.4f.

"Many teens with Migraines lose them later." United Press International. October 25, 2006.

Fact sheet. "Headache Disorders." World Health Organization. March, 2004.