Cheema, Sanjay; Matharu, Manjit; (2023) Abdominal migraine and cyclical vomiting syndrome. Handbook of Clinical Neurology , 198 pp. 209-219. 10.1016/B978-0-12-823356-6.00006-8.

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Abstract

Abdominal migraine and cyclical vomiting syndrome (CVS) are characteristic syndromes which have overlapping characteristics with migraine but lack the cardinal symptom of headache. Both abdominal migraine and CVS are characterized by recurrent attacks of nausea, vomiting, and/or abdominal pain lasting hours to a few days, with symptom freedom between attacks. Both abdominal migraine and CVS typically occur in children and adolescents, who often go on to develop more typical migraine headaches when older, but may also present for the first time in adults. Due to their shared characteristics and association with migraine headaches, abdominal migraine and CVS are sometimes called "migraine equivalents," and their pathophysiology is assumed to overlap with migraine headache. This chapter describes what is known about the clinical characteristics, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and prognosis of abdominal migraine and CVS, and explores their relationship to migraine. We also review the existing evidence for the nonpharmacological management, acute treatment of attacks, and preventive treatments for both abdominal migraine and CVS.

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