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Table 3 The mean amplitudes and area under the curve of the reflex responses in menstrual migraine patients and controls recorded during the perimenstrual and postmenstrual follicular period

From: Altered trigeminal system excitability in menstrual migraine patients

 

Menstrual migraine

P value

Control

P value

Perimenstrual period (headache attack)

Postmenstrual follicular period (headache-free)

Perimenstrual period

Postmenstrual follicular period

Area (mV × ms)

 Right side area R

3.6 ± 1.63

4.55 ± 1.41

0.06

3.86 ± 2.35

3.86 ± 2.33

0.98

 Right side area CR

3.81 ± 1.47

4.41 ± 1.54

0.20

3.51 ± 2.26

3.84 ± 2.34

0.88

 Left side area R

4.01 ± 1.93

4.71 ± 1.38

0.23

4.06 ± 2.56

3.79 ± 2.31

0.58

 Left side area CR

3.99 ± 1.99

4.83 ± 1.52

0.16

3.72 ± 2.38

3.54 ± 2.20

0.61

Amplitude (AM) (mV)

 Right side AM R

0.43 ± 0.19

0.47 ± 0.18

0.27

0.44 ± 0.21

0.45 ± 0.29

0.89

 Right side AM CR

0.69 ± 0.94

0.48 ± 0.23

0.34

0.45 ± 0.29

0.44 ± 0.25

0.81

 Left Side AM R

0.48 ± 0.32

0.46 ± 0.17

0.70

0.40 ± 0.19

0.47 ± 0.29

0.30

 Left side AM CR

0.48 ± 0.19

0.50 ± 0.24

0.55

0.45 ± 0.29

0.45 ± 0.28

0.91

  1. Values are expressed as mV and mV × ms, for amplitude and area, respectively