Most of the time when we think about migraines we think of adults, but doctors say that migraines often go misdiagnosed in children. Pediatric neurologists say migraines in children are actually quite common. Studies show migraines occur in 5 percent of children under 10 and in 10 percent of teens and preteens.

There has always been a lot of talk around migraines about triggers and discovering what cause your migraines, be it wine, chocolate, cheese, perfumes. . . the list goes on and on, but new research suggests that we may actually have no idea what triggers our migraines.  According to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, migraine triggers are difficult to determine without undergoing more formal testing.

Study researcher Timothy T. Houle, Ph.D., assistant professor of anesthesia and neurology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center said that, "correctly identifying triggers allows patients to avoid or manage them in an attempt to prevent future headaches. However, daily fluctuations of variables - such as weather, diet, hormone levels, sleep, physical activity and stress - appear to be enough to prevent the perfect conditions necessary for determining triggers."

A recent article in Medical News Today announces that patients who suffer from migraines have reduced cortical thickness and surface area in pain-processing regions of the brain, compared to individuals who never have migraines. 

Italian researchers explained int he journal Radiology that brain abnormalities in migraine sufferers may be either present at birth, or develop overtime.