Article: Sleep problems feed headaches in children

Washington, Jan. 29 -- Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that frequent headaches in children appear to be associated with sleep problems.

The study, led by Kenneth Mack, M.D., Ph.D., paediatric neurologist specializing in headache, found that more than two-thirds of children studied who suffer from chronic daily headache also experience sleep disturbance, especially delay in sleep onset, and that of the children with episodic headaches, one-fifth had sleep problems.

Dr Mack said that the researchers had undertaken this study to scientifically study their observation in the clinic that many children suffer from both headaches and sleep problems.

"The number of patients who have ...

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