Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients with menstrual migraine
From: Altered trigeminal system excitability in menstrual migraine patients
Mean duration of migraine attack | 28.7 ± 15.3 h (6–56) |
Age of migraine (months) | 47.48 ± 14.81 |
Attack frequency per month | 2.33 ± 0.75 (1–3) |
Mean severity (over 5) | 4.19 ± 0.74 (3–5) |
Localization of the pain | |
Unilateral | 27 |
Right-sided predominantly | 13 |
Left-sided predominantly | 14 |
Bilateral | 4 |
Aura (+) | 8 |
Family history of migraine (+) | 13 |
Pure menstrual migraine | 3 |