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Pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) were bilaterally assessed over supra-orbital (V1), infra-orbital (V2), mental (V3), median (C5), radial (C6), and ulnar (C7) nerves by an assessor who was blinded to the patient's condition.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The analysis of variance showed that PPT levels were significantly bilaterally decreased over both trigeminal (supra-orbital, infra-orbital, and mental) and nontrigeminal (median, ulnar, and radial) nerves in children with FETTH as compared with control subjects (all sites, P &amp;lt; .001). There was a greater magnitude of PPT decrease within trigeminal nerves as compared with nontrigeminal nerves (P &amp;lt; .03). PPTs over infra-orbital (rs = \u22120.4, P &amp;lt; .05) and radial (rs = \u22120.5, P &amp;lt; .01) nerves were negatively correlated with the duration of headache attacks (P &amp;lt; .05).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Our study revealed bilateral and generalized pressure hypersensitivity over both trigeminal and nontrigeminal nerves in children with FETTH. 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