Department of Pediatric Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir University, 10145, Balikesir, Turkey.
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Adiyaman University, 02200, Adiyaman, Turkey.
Acta Neurol Belg. 2022 Dec;122(6):1583-1588. doi: 10.1007/s13760-022-02073-1. Epub 2022 Aug 27.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the lunar cycle and attacks observed in patients diagnosed with migraine and under follow-up in our pediatric neurology clinic.
Cases diagnosed with migraine and under follow-up at the Balıkesir University Medical Faculty Pediatric Neurology Clinic, Turkey, undergoing attacks between 01.09.2019 and 01.09.2021, and whose attacks were recorded were included in the study. Patients' migraine attacks were investigated retrospectively, and the stage of the lunar cycle at which they occurred, based on the lunar calendar, was determined.
The mean age of the patients in the study was 13.39 ± 2.64 (8-17) years. Female gender was observed in the majority of attacks in all lunar cycles, and was most common in the first quarter. Headache was most common in the frontal region during the first quarter and full moon, and auras were also most frequent in the first quarter. Stress and exercise were the most frequent migraine-triggering factors in the first and third quarters, and in the full moon. Migraine attacks were shortest in duration in the full moon, and longest in the first quarter. The frequency of attacks (per week) was highest in the new moon and third quarter, and lowest in the full moon.
This study investigated the relationship between migraine attack characteristics in children and the lunar cycle. It represents the first such investigation of the association between the lunar cycle and pediatric migraine attacks.
本研究旨在评估月球周期与在我们儿科神经病学诊所接受随访的偏头痛患者观察到的发作之间的关系。
该研究纳入了 2019 年 9 月 1 日至 2021 年 9 月 1 日期间在土耳其巴尔喀什大学医学院儿科神经病学诊所诊断为偏头痛并接受随访、发作期间正在接受治疗且其发作已被记录的患者。回顾性调查患者的偏头痛发作情况，并根据农历确定其发生的月球周期阶段。
研究中患者的平均年龄为 13.39±2.64 岁（8-17 岁）。在所有月球周期中，女性在大多数发作中占多数，而在第一季度最为常见。在第一季度和满月时，头痛最常见于额区，且先兆也最常见于第一季度。在第一和第三季度以及满月时，压力和运动是最常见的偏头痛触发因素。偏头痛发作在满月时持续时间最短，在第一季度最长。发作频率（每周）在新月和第三季度最高，在满月时最低。
本研究调查了儿童偏头痛发作特征与月球周期之间的关系。这是首次对月球周期与儿科偏头痛发作之间的关联进行研究。
