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Catharino AMDS, Neves MAO, Nunes NDSM, Nascimento JSF, Nascimento JKF, Martins Jr GC. "Sound attacks": a case report of migraine with hearing aura. HEADACHE MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.48208/headachemed.2021.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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IntroductionMigraine with aura is less frequent than the subtype form without aura. Normally, auras are typically manifested visual symptoms, but it is possible to have an auditory and olfactory complains as aura symptomatology.Case reportAn 8-year-old boy with family cases of migraine, complained of auditory hallucination episodes, since he was 5 years-old, with a duration of 10 to 20 minutes, followed by cure with intense photophobia and nausea. He called these episodes as "sound attacks". The frequency of the crises ranges from 4 to 5 episodes per month, with the maximum of 11 episodes in one month.Neurological examination was normal. He performed angio-MRI of skull and EEG, without any changes. Treatment was initiated with 250 mg sodium divalproate at night with reduction of events, already in the first month, for 2 to 3 episodes per month. The medication was adjusted for 500 mg of sodium divalproate with a good result, not presenting new episodes in the last 2 months.ConclusionWe report a case of migraine crises preceded by auditory aura, in a boy of 8 years. This is a rare and extremely interesting presentation of migraine, with great improvement after the prophylactic treatment.
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Bednarczuk NF, Staab JP. An Extreme Presentation of Migraine: Suicidal Ideation as a Migraine Aura. PSYCHOSOMATICS 2020; 61:795-798. [PMID: 32416958 DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2020.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Nadja F Bednarczuk
- Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK; Department of Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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Guidi J, Poinso F. L’hallucination auditive isolée chez l’enfant pré-pubère : cadre diagnostique et valeur prédictive. Arch Pediatr 2015; 22:1302-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2015.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Revised: 05/25/2015] [Accepted: 09/13/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Toh WL, Thomas N, Rossell SL. Auditory verbal hallucinations in bipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD): A systematic review. J Affect Disord 2015; 184:18-28. [PMID: 26066781 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Revised: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) are not uncommon in bipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), but there has been scant research in the area. The current paper aims to draw together and provide a critical overview of existing studies of AVHs in BD and MDD. METHODS A systematic review was undertaken using the search terms 'hallucinations' or 'hearing voices' in conjunction with 'bipolar disorder', 'mania' or 'manic-depressive' or 'major depressive disorder' or 'depression' or 'affective disorder' or 'mood disorder'. After applying a pre-defined set of inclusion criteria, 14 eligible peer-reviewed publications were accepted for further analysis. RESULTS Prevalence rates of AVHs in BD (11.3-62.8%) and MDD (5.4-40.6%) varied. When psychotic features were examined, persecutory and grandiose delusions were especially common in BD (though the latter did not necessarily occur in conjunction with AVHs). A single known neuroimaging study has suggested increased fronto-temporal connectivity relating to AVHs in BD. LIMITATIONS Methodological challenges relating to fluctuations in mood states and limited use of validated instruments, coupled with post-episode recall bias, pose as specific barriers to the collection of meaningful phenomenological information. CONCLUSIONS AVHs remains a central but largely understudied symptom in BD and MDD. Future research examining its phenomenology and clinical/neural correlates could bring about positive clinical implications as well as adapted therapeutic applications.
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- Wei Lin Toh
- Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Centre (BPsyC), Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc), The Alfred Hospital and Monash University School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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- Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Centre (BPsyC), Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc), The Alfred Hospital and Monash University School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Centre (BPsyC), Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc), The Alfred Hospital and Monash University School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Psychiatry, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Miller EE, Grosberg BM, Crystal SC, Robbins MS. Auditory hallucinations associated with migraine: Case series and literature review. Cephalalgia 2014; 35:923-30. [DOI: 10.1177/0333102414563088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Objective The objective of this review is to describe auditory hallucinations (paracusias) associated with migraine attacks to yield insights into their clinical significance and pathogenesis. Background Isolated observations have documented rare associations of migraine with auditory hallucinations. Unlike visual, somatosensory, language, motor, and brainstem symptoms, paracusias with acute headache attacks are not a recognized aura symptom by the International Headache Society, and no systematic review has addressed this association. Methods We retrospectively studied patients experiencing paracusias associated with migraine at our center and in the literature. Results We encountered 12 patients (our center = 5, literature = 7), 58% were female, and 75% had typical migraine aura. Hallucinations most commonly featured voices (58%), 75% experienced them during headache, and the duration was most often <1 hour (67%). No patients described visual aura evolving to paracusias. Most patients (50%) had either a current or previous psychiatric disorder, most commonly depression (67%). The course of headache and paracusias were universally congruent, including improvement with headache prophylaxis (58%). Conclusion Paracusias uncommonly co-occur with migraine and usually feature human voices. Their timing and high prevalence in patients with depression may suggest that paracusias are not necessarily a form of migraine aura, though could be a migraine trait symptom. Alternative mechanisms include perfusion changes in primary auditory cortex, serotonin-related ictal perceptual changes, or a release phenomenon in the setting of phonophobia with avoidance of a noisy environment.
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- Montefiore Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
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- New York University Langone Medical Center, Department of Neurology, USA
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- Montefiore Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
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de Leede-Smith S, Barkus E. A comprehensive review of auditory verbal hallucinations: lifetime prevalence, correlates and mechanisms in healthy and clinical individuals. Front Hum Neurosci 2013; 7:367. [PMID: 23882203 PMCID: PMC3712258 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Accepted: 06/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Over the years, the prevalence of auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) have been documented across the lifespan in varied contexts, and with a range of potential long-term outcomes. Initially the emphasis focused on whether AVHs conferred risk for psychosis. However, recent research has identified significant differences in the presentation and outcomes of AVH in patients compared to those in non-clinical populations. For this reason, it has been suggested that auditory hallucinations are an entity by themselves and not necessarily indicative of transition along the psychosis continuum. This review will examine the presentation of auditory hallucinations across the life span, as well as in various clinical groups. The stages described include childhood, adolescence, adult non-clinical populations, hypnagogic/hypnopompic experiences, high schizotypal traits, schizophrenia, substance induced AVH, AVH in epilepsy, and AVH in the elderly. In children, need for care depends upon whether the child associates the voice with negative beliefs, appraisals and other symptoms of psychosis. This theme appears to carry right through to healthy voice hearers in adulthood, in which a negative impact of the voice usually only exists if the individual has negative experiences as a result of their voice(s). This includes features of the voices such as the negative content, frequency, and emotional valence as well as anxiety and depression, independently or caused by voices presence. It seems possible that the mechanisms which maintain AVH in non-clinical populations are different from those which are behind AVH presentations in psychotic illness. For example, the existence of maladaptive coping strategies in patient populations is one significant difference between clinical and non-clinical groups which is associated with a need for care. Whether or not these mechanisms start out the same and have differential trajectories is not yet evidenced. Future research needs to focus on the comparison of underlying factors and mechanisms that lead to the onset of AVH in both patient and non-clinical populations.
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Starling J, Williams LM, Hainsworth C, Harris AW. The presentation of early-onset psychotic disorders. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2013; 47:43-50. [PMID: 23047960 DOI: 10.1177/0004867412463615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to describe the clinical course of psychotic disorders, including the premorbid history, symptoms and level of functioning in a group of children and adolescents treated by paediatric mental health services, mainly as inpatients. METHOD A sample of 45 children and adolescents with a psychotic disorder (mean age 13.2 years) was assessed using questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, parent interviews and file audit. The symptoms of those with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD) were compared to those with a mood disorder (MD). RESULTS This population showed a high level of premorbid impairment, including previous treatment for other psychiatric disorders. As well as hallucinations and delusions, high levels of self-harm, aggression, anxiety and depression were reported. The SSD and MD groups differed mainly in their levels of premorbid functioning. CONCLUSIONS While it is well known that childhood-onset schizophrenia is a severe disorder with a poor outcome, this study found that young people diagnosed with other psychotic disorders also have significant impairment and are likely to require high levels of care to maximize their functional recovery.
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- Jean Starling
- Walker Unit, Concord Centre for Mental Health, Concord West, Australia.
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van der Feltz-Cornelis CM, Biemans H, Timmer J. Hearing voices: does it give your patient a headache? A case of auditory hallucinations as acoustic aura in migraine. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2012; 8:105-11. [PMID: 22536065 PMCID: PMC3333787 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s29300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Auditory hallucinations are generally considered to be a psychotic symptom. However, they do occur without other psychotic symptoms in a substantive number of cases in the general population and can cause a lot of individual distress because of the supposed association with schizophrenia. We describe a case of nonpsychotic auditory hallucinations occurring in the context of migraine. METHOD Case report and literature review. RESULTS A 40-year-old man presented with imperative auditory hallucinations that caused depressive and anxiety symptoms. He reported migraine with visual aura as well which started at the same time as the auditory hallucinations. The auditory hallucinations occurred in the context of nocturnal migraine attacks, preceding them as aura. No psychotic disorder was present. After treatment of the migraine with propranolol 40 mg twice daily, explanation of the etiology of the hallucinations, and mirtazapine 45 mg daily, the migraine subsided and no further hallucinations occurred. The patient recovered. DISCUSSION Visual auras have been described in migraine and occur quite often. Auditory hallucinations as aura in migraine have been described in children without psychosis, but this is the first case describing auditory hallucinations without psychosis as aura in migraine in an adult. For description of this kind of hallucination, DSM-IV lacks an appropriate category. CONCLUSION Psychiatrists should consider migraine with acoustic aura as a possible etiological factor in patients without further psychotic symptoms presenting with auditory hallucinations, and they should ask for headache symptoms when they take the history. Prognosis may be favorable if the migraine is properly treated. Research is needed to explore the pathophysiological mechanism of auditory hallucinations as aura in migraine.
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Bourgeois J, Mistry H. Migraine-Associated Psychosis and Subsequent Renal Transplant. PSYCHOSOMATICS 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s0033-3182(10)70663-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The phenomenon of auditory hallucinations in clinical populations of nonpsychotic children is an intriguing and little understood area. To date, investigations in this area have reported on a range of correlates, including family histories of psychiatric illness, family dysfunction, and significant levels of stress in the children themselves. The current study reported on 10 nonpsychotic children drawn from a number of community-based child and family agencies that provide therapeutic outpatient services. Consistent with previous studies, the present study found strong associations with family dysfunction, specifically family break-up, as well as significant levels of anxiety and depression in the presenting children. In addition, half the children reported the presence of imaginary companions. Despite confirmation of some previous findings, many other features of this phenomenon remain unanswered, including the different psychological functions that hallucinations and imaginary companions may serve for emotionally troubled children.
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Askenazy FL, Lestideau K, Meynadier A, Dor E, Myquel M, Lecrubier Y. Auditory hallucinations in pre-pubertal children. A one-year follow-up, preliminary findings. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2007; 16:411-5. [PMID: 17468968 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-006-0577-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/03/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aims of this study were to describe the phenomenology of auditory hallucinations in children, to establish links with DSM IV diagnoses and to explore development of the hallucinations over a 12-month period. METHODS Outpatients aged 5- to 12-year-old were consecutively recruited. They were interviewed using a questionnaire investigating auditory hallucinations. DSM IV diagnoses were determined. Follow-up assessments were performed at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. RESULTS Ninety children were recruited. Sixteen reported auditory hallucinations. In 53% we observed children's full recovery from hallucinations within 3 months and all of these suffered from anxiety disorders. In 30% hallucinations persisted over 12 months and all showed conduct disorders at this point in time. None was diagnosed as having schizophrenia. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides further evidence of the high prevalence of auditory hallucinations in pre-pubertal children presenting to psychiatric clinics. Two different patterns of development were seen. In one group the hallucinations seem unrelated to psychosis although they may be a manifestation of anxiety. In the second, much smaller, persistence of hallucinations appeared linked to conduct disorders.
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- Florence L Askenazy
- Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent Fondation LENVAL, 57 avenue de la Californie, 06200 Nice, France.
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Firat Y, Ozturan O, Bicak U, Yakinci C, Akarcay M. Auditory brainstem response in pediatric migraine: during the attack and asymptomatic period. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2006; 70:1431-8. [PMID: 16574252 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2005] [Revised: 02/16/2006] [Accepted: 02/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the hearing parameters of children with migraine during ictal and interictal period. METHOD 16 pediatric patients with migraine and normal otolaryngologic examination were evaluated. Hearing parameters were assessed with auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing between and during the migraine attacks. Binaural absolute latencies of waves I, III and V, interpeak latencies I-III, III-V and I-V of ABR in response to 80 dB nHL clicks were calculated. Initial findings were compared with those of 20 healthy volunteers. RESULTS Peak latencies of wave V and interpeak latencies of I-V were prolonged during the attack in migraineurs on the left. The side of latency elongation was not affected by the side of headache. When these parameters were separately compared for gender, they were prolonged in boys during the attack in migraineurs; however in girls, while there was statistically significant difference at interpeak latencies of I-V, no significant difference was noted at peak latencies of wave V. CONCLUSIONS ABR waves did not exceed clinical norms in migraine patients in headache-free period. But, important effects on sensorineural hearing parameters were detected during the attack. Our results indicated a transient impairment of the auditory brainstem function during the headache in pediatric migraine patients.
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- Yezdan Firat
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Inonu University, School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey.
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Clinicians need to consider a wide range of differential diagnoses when children and adolescents present with hallucinations. This includes considering whether it is a developmentally normal phenomenon or if there is a psychiatric, medical, or neurologic diagnosis. Nonpsychotic children with hallucinations can be differentiated from psychotic children. Nonpsychotic children who are at risk (or prodromal) for future psychosis can be differentiated from nonprodromal healthier children. We examine the epidemiology, prognosis, and neurobiological research. Lastly, we discuss treatment approaches, including medication and cognitive behavioral therapy.
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- Morton D Sosland
- Thomas Jefferson University, 833 Chestnut Street, Suite 210-D, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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Biederman J, Petty C, Faraone SV, Seidman L. Phenomenology of childhood psychosis: findings from a large sample of psychiatrically referred youth. J Nerv Ment Dis 2004; 192:607-14. [PMID: 15348977 DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000138228.59938.c3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Our objective was to evaluate the scope and clinical correlates of psychotic phenomena in psychiatrically referred children and adolescents. Subjects were 1657 psychiatrically referred youth (mean age = 10.9 years) evaluated from 1991 to 2002. DSM-III-R diagnoses were obtained through maternal report by using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Epidemiologic Version. Childhood-onset psychosis was defined by the presence of delusions or hallucinations. Childhood-onset psychosis was identified in 8% of psychiatrically referred youth. It was associated with a chronic course and high levels of impairment. Comorbidity with disruptive, mood, and anxiety disorders was very severe, with only one of the 132 identified youth with psychosis not having at least one comorbidity. In conclusion, childhood-onset psychosis in referred youth is common and highly morbid. It remains an important topic of research deserving full clinical and scientific attention.
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- Joseph Biederman
- Clinical Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
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OBJECTIVE To examine the direct medical costs associated with migraine, when diagnosed alone and in conjunction with anxiety and/or depression in adults and children. BACKGROUND Migraine is a common disorder that can often be accompanied by comorbid anxiety and/or depression. Given the prevalence of migraine and the likelihood for comorbid conditions, it is not surprising that migraine is extremely costly for society. METHODS Migraine cohorts were identified in a 1999-2000 database capturing inpatient, outpatient, and prescription drug services from approximately 45 large employers. Four cohorts of adults (migraine only, migraine and anxiety, migraine and depression, migraine and both conditions), and two cohorts of children (migraine only, migraine and anxiety and/or depression), were compared to respective "healthy" cohorts. t-statistics were used to capture differences in costs between the migraine cohorts and the healthy cohorts whereas ANOVA was used to test for differences in costs between subgroups of migraine sufferers. RESULTS Compared to nonmigraineurs, adults and children with migraine had significantly higher total direct medical costs in all examined categories (P < .0001) (7,089 US Dollars vs US Dollars adults; 4,272 US Dollars vs 1,400 US Dollars children). For adults, the presence of depression and/or anxiety along with migraine equated to significantly greater total direct medical costs when compared to their matched healthy cohorts (P < .0001) (12,642 US Dollars vs 5,179 US Dollars anxiety; 11,290 US Dollars vs 3,135 US Dollars depression). Children with migraine and either anxiety or depression (or both) incurred an average of 9,875 US Dollars in total direct medical costs as compared with only 1,165 US Dollars for healthy comparators. For children and adults, the presence of comorbid anxiety or depression was associated with significantly higher medical costs when compared to migraine alone (P < .0001). CONCLUSIONS This analysis quantifies the economic impact of a migraine diagnosis for both adults and children. The results of this analysis demonstrate that individuals identified as migraineurs have significantly higher medical costs than healthy comparators, with or without comorbid anxiety and/or depression. This study also suggests that clinicians should be aware that while proper treatment of migraine with effective acute and prophylactic therapy is important, attention must also be directed to comorbid conditions.
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- Jacqueline Pesa
- Health Economics and Outcomes Research, AstraZeneca, Willmington, DE, USA
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BACKGROUND Auditory hallucinations in childhood and adolescence are not necessarily an indication of psychosis, but are more frequently associated with a range of other mental health problems. Although not specifically linked to abuse as an aetiological factor, the literature reporting on hallucinations in children alludes to a range of family dysfunction and disruption. METHOD This study reports on the auditory hallucinations of 13 children referred to a community-based child and family mental health service exhibiting a variety of emotional and behavioural difficulties. The presence of the hallucinations was generally revealed during the course of the initial assessment. RESULTS None of the children were considered psychotic at initial presentation; however, all were experiencing high levels of stress and/or anxiety in their lives. Following the initial assessments children were given diagnoses ranging from generalised anxiety disorder, through adjustment disorder, to posttraumatic stress disorder. The hallucinations gradually disappeared over the course of therapy. Two case studies describe the hallucinations and family histories in more detail. CONCLUSIONS The present study adds further confirmation of the presence of auditory hallucinations in nonpsychotic children. The clinical presentation of the children in the present study indicates an association between hallucinations and high levels of stress and anxiety, suggesting that mental health professionals should enquire more routinely about auditory hallucinations, particularly with those children from abusive and violent backgrounds.
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- Peter Mertin
- Legal Services Commission of South Australia, 82-98 Wakefield Street, Adelaide 5000, Australia
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Pao M, Lohman C, Gracey D, Greenberg L. Visual, tactile, and phobic hallucinations: recognition and management in the emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care 2004; 20:30-4. [PMID: 14716163 DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000106240.72265.2d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The purposes of this case series are to review the acute manifestations of hallucinatory phenomenon in young children, with a focus on visual, tactile, and phobic hallucinations (VTPH) as an important part of the differential diagnosis; and to describe 10 children who presented to the Children's National Medical Center Emergency Department (CNMC ED) with VTPH. METHODS The medical records of children identified with VTPH who were evaluated during a 20-month period in 1998 to 1999 were reviewed. The diagnosis was established if the hallucinations were well documented as being anxiety-related, not auditory, and with no evidence of underlying organic etiology. All cases were initially screened in the emergency department. Demographic information included age, gender, duration, and description of symptoms, stressors, family psychiatric history, and outpatient treatment. RESULTS Ten children with this disorder were encountered. VTPH can be differentiated from other causes of hallucinations in that the children are preschool to young school age; their hallucinations are tactile and visual, presenting at night; and symptoms are anxiety-based but short-lived. When toxins, drug reactions, central nervous system, and febrile etiologies are ruled out, timely consultation with the psychiatry team can eliminate costly and time-consuming procedures and avoid further emotional distress for the child and family. CONCLUSIONS VTPH is a more commonly occurring disorder than previously reported in the pediatric emergency medicine literature. Emergency physicians who recognize the characteristics of this diagnosis are encouraged to seek psychiatric consultation rather than performing unnecessary and costly diagnostic tests.
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- Maryland Pao
- Department of Psychiatry, Children's National Medical Center
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Piovesan EJ, Kowacs PA, Werneck LC, Siow C. Oscillucusis and sudden deafness in a migraine patient. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2003; 61:848-50. [PMID: 14595494 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2003000500026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Migraine is a complex disease that includes neurologic, gastrointestinal and autonomic symptoms, although headache is most common feature. In a portion of cases headache is preceded by focal neurologic symptoms termed auras. Auditory symptoms only rarely occur as part of an aura. We describe a patient whose 13-year migraine history that included the abnormal perception an oscillation of the intensity of ambient sounds (oscillucusis). During a migraine attack immediately after oscillucusis, the patient developed acute and permanent sudden deafness. Clinical and neurologic examinations revealed only profound hearing loss in her left ear. Audiometric testing confirmed the sensorineural nature of the hearing loss. The clinical aspects and physiopathology of auditory symptoms in this case and in patients with migraine is reviewed.
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- Elcio Juliato Piovesan
- Departamento de Clinica Médica, Hospital de Clinicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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Escher S, Romme M, Buiks A, Delespaul P, Van Os J. Independent course of childhood auditory hallucinations: a sequential 3-year follow-up study. Br J Psychiatry 2002; 43:s10-8. [PMID: 12271794 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.181.43.s10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Childhood hallucinations of voices occur in a variety of contexts and have variable long-term outcomes. AIM To study the course of experience of voices sequentially over a 3-year period in those with and those without a need for mental health care (patient status). METHOD In a group of 80 children of mean age 12.9 years (s.d. = 3.1), of which around 50% were not receiving mental health care, baseline measurement of voice characteristics, voice attributions, psychopathology, stressful life events, coping mechanisms and receipt of professional care were used to predict 3-year course and patient status. RESULTS The rate of voice discontinuation over the 3-year period was 60%. Patient status was associated with more perceived influence on behaviour and feelings and more negative affective appraisals in relation to the voices. Predictors of persistence of voices were severity and frequency of the voices, associated anxiety/depression and lack of clear triggers in time and place. CONCLUSIONS Need for care in the context of experience of voices is associated with appraisal of the voices in terms of intrusiveness and 'omnipotence'. Persistence of voices is related to voice appraisals, suggesting that experience of voices by children should be the target of specific interventions.
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- Sandra Escher
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, University of Maastricht and Intervoice, Bemelen, The Netherlands
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OBJECTIVE Two children experienced auditory hallucinations during migraine (one with migraine without aura and one with migraine with aura). These hallucinations only occurred during headache. BACKGROUND Auditory hallucinations are rarely reported in patients with migraine. These patients often have other psychiatric or neurologic disorders such as affective disorder or epilepsy. METHODS Case report and a review of the literature. RESULTS No other neuropsychiatric disorder was identified in either patient at presentation or upon follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Auditory hallucinations can rarely occur in patients with migraine. Further study of this association might provide insight to any relationship between migraine, auditory hallucinations, and the temporal lobe.
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- David Rubin
- Division of Child Neurology, Children's Regional Hospital/UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, Camden, New Jersey 08013, USA
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Ulloa RE, Birmaher B, Axelson D, Williamson DE, Brent DA, Ryan ND, Bridge J, Baugher M. Psychosis in a pediatric mood and anxiety disorders clinic: phenomenology and correlates. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2000; 39:337-45. [PMID: 10714054 DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200003000-00016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES To examine the demographics and phenomenology of psychosis in a sample of children and adolescents referred to a mood and anxiety disorders clinic. METHOD Patients (N = 2,031) were assessed with the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present Episode version and classified as definite, probable, or nonpsychotic. Clinical and demographic characteristics of the groups were compared,and symptoms of psychosis were analyzed using factor analysis. RESULTS Definite psychotic symptoms were seen in approximately 90 (4.5%) patients: 80% of these reported hallucinations (mainly auditory), 22% delusions, and 3.3% thought disorder. Of the patients with definite psychotic symptoms, 24% had bipolar disorder, 41% had major depression, 21% had subsyndromal depression, and 14% had schizophrenia spectrum disorders (schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders). Factor analysis of the definite psychotic symptoms yielded 4 factors: hallucinations, thought disorder, delusions, and manic thought disorder. Psychotic patients had a higher frequency of comorbid disorders and suicidal ideation than nonpsychotic patients. CONCLUSIONS Outpatient youngsters with mood disorders frequently present with psychotic symptoms, in particular auditory hallucinations. These patients commonly have comorbid psychiatric disorders and suicidal ideation.
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- R E Ulloa
- Division of Child Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA
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- H A Schreier
- Department of Psychiatry, Children's Hospital, Oakland, CA 94609-1809, USA
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