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Table 3 Correlation between EEG and clinical data in migraine: Spearman rho (p values)

From: Interictal quantitative EEG in migraine: a blinded controlled study

 

Age (years)

Headache history (years)

Headache intensity

Fronto-central

 Delta power (μV2)

−0.51 (0.002)

−0.42 (0.02)

0.55 (0.001)*

 Theta power (μV2)

−0.13 (0.48)

−0.13 (0.46)

0.12 (0.52)

 Alpha power (μV2)

0.16 (0.38)

0.11 (0.53)

0.16 (0.38)

Parieto-occipital

 Delta power (μV2)

−0.54 (0.001)

−0.48 (0.004)

0.46 (0.01)

 Theta power (μV2)

−0.07 (0.71)

−0.08 (0.68)

0.07 (0.69)

 Alpha power (μV2)

0.11 (0.53)

0.07 (0.71)

0.14 (0.43)

Temporal

 Delta power (μV2)

−0.52 (0.002)

−0.54 (0.001)

0.50 (0.003)*

 Theta power (μV2)

−0.07 (0.68)

−0.10 (0.58)

0.16 (0.37)

 Alpha power (μV2)

0.04 (0.85)

−0.01 (0.97)

0.17 (0.35)

 Age

–

0.75 (0.000)

−0.55 (0.001)

Headache intensity

−0.51 (0.001)

−0.40 (0.01)

–

  1. Bold values represent significant p values (<0.05)
  2. * Partial correlation (adjusting for age) was significant (r > 0.36, p < 0.05). Significant correlations were not found between EEG and headache attack duration, headache days last 3 months, phonophobia or photophobia