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Migraine is a common and often disabling neurological condition that affects both children and adults (Cephalalgia 2010; 30:1065). To describe the school performance of children with migraine compared with the performance of those without headache, researchers invited teachers of Brazilian public school children aged 5 to 12 years to provide information and interview mothers of the children. They used a validated survey following International Classification of Headache Disorders II criteria to provide data for migraine diagnostic assignment by a study author. The teachers categorized children's school performance as below, matching, or above expectations for grade level, and reported school absences due to headache. (One study author is an…