TY - JOUR
T1 - Interictal Cognitive Performance in Children and Adolescents With Primary Headache
T2 - A Narrative Review
AU - Tarantino, Samuela
AU - Proietti Checchi, Martina
AU - Papetti, Laura
AU - Ursitti, Fabiana
AU - Sforza, Giorgia
AU - Ferilli, Michela Ada Noris
AU - Moavero, Romina
AU - Monte, Gabriele
AU - Capitello, Teresa Grimaldi
AU - Vigevano, Federico
AU - Valeriani, Massimiliano
N1 - Copyright © 2022 Tarantino, Proietti Checchi, Papetti, Ursitti, Sforza, Ferilli, Moavero, Monte, Capitello, Vigevano and Valeriani.
PY - 2022/7/13
Y1 - 2022/7/13
N2 - Primary headache is a very common and disabling disease. The burden of pain and recurrent attacks may lead to a poor quality of life, anxiety and depression. An increased risk of low functioning and curricular performances in young patients with primary headache has been described. The mechanisms underlying the relationship between migraine and poor school achievement may be various and could be a reflection of weak cognitive skills. Data concerning the cognitive functioning in the free pain interval in pediatric age are under-investigated and results are far from conclusive. The present review article suggests that, though considered a benign disease, pediatric migraine may be associated to altered neuropsychological functioning in the interictal phase. Although children and adolescents with migraine generally have a normal intelligence, they may show a not homogeneous cognitive profile, characterized by possible difficulties in verbal skills, in particular comprehension abilities. Pediatric primary headache may present altered neuropsychological functioning involving attentional resources, processing speed and memory, particularly verbal memory. Given the impact that this disease can have on school performance and the tendency to persist from childhood to adulthood, a cognitive screening in young patients affected by primary headache is pivotal. Additional neuropsychological research using more homogenous methods is needed.
AB - Primary headache is a very common and disabling disease. The burden of pain and recurrent attacks may lead to a poor quality of life, anxiety and depression. An increased risk of low functioning and curricular performances in young patients with primary headache has been described. The mechanisms underlying the relationship between migraine and poor school achievement may be various and could be a reflection of weak cognitive skills. Data concerning the cognitive functioning in the free pain interval in pediatric age are under-investigated and results are far from conclusive. The present review article suggests that, though considered a benign disease, pediatric migraine may be associated to altered neuropsychological functioning in the interictal phase. Although children and adolescents with migraine generally have a normal intelligence, they may show a not homogeneous cognitive profile, characterized by possible difficulties in verbal skills, in particular comprehension abilities. Pediatric primary headache may present altered neuropsychological functioning involving attentional resources, processing speed and memory, particularly verbal memory. Given the impact that this disease can have on school performance and the tendency to persist from childhood to adulthood, a cognitive screening in young patients affected by primary headache is pivotal. Additional neuropsychological research using more homogenous methods is needed.
KW - attention
KW - children
KW - cognitive performance
KW - headache
KW - intelligence
KW - memory
KW - neuropsychology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85134940619&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fneur.2022.898626
DO - 10.3389/fneur.2022.898626
M3 - Review article
C2 - 35911918
SN - 1664-2295
VL - 13
JO - Frontiers in Neurology
JF - Frontiers in Neurology
M1 - 898626
ER -