Chronic Migraine in Adolescence

Chronic migraine (CM) is a clinically and epidemiologically important disease that generates considerable impairment to those affected by it, since there is evidence of higher incidence of depression, anxiety, and chronic pain in patients with this condition. It is characterized by the occurrence of headache for at least 8 migraine days in a month and at least 15 headache days in the same month. Despite the similarity in CM presented in adults, when in adolescents it has some particularities. Thus, the aim of this chapter was to conduct a literature review, using the databases: PubMed, SciELO, and LILACS, in addition to text books, explaining the definition, epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, pathophysiology, treatment, and prevention of CM in adolescent population

Perfil sociodemográfico e interesse de ingresso no ensino superior entre alunos do 9°ano e ensino médio do oeste do Paraná / Sociodemographic profile and interest in entering higher education among 9th grade and high school students in western Paraná

No dia 19 de setembro de 2019, realizou-se a I Feira de Profissões da UNIOESTE, e nela, a Liga Médico-Acadêmica de Pediatria (LIPED) aplicou um questionário a 99 alunos do 9º ano do ensino fundamental e ensino médio, visando conhecer o perfil sociodemográfico dos participantes, bem como seu interesse no ingresso ao ensino superior. Assim, a pesquisa mostrou um predomínio de indivíduos do sexo feminino, de cor branca, com renda familiar entre 1 e 5 salários-mínimos, interessados em cursar medicina e em uma universidade pública