Total | Early onset aura (EOA) | Late onset aura (LOA) | Statistics: Chi-Square, Fisher exact test or t test | |
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N | 77 | 51 | 26 | |
Gender (F:M) | 59:18 | 40:11 | 19:7 | n.s. |
Age at consultation (mean ± SD) | 53.6 ± 7.8 | 50.5 ± 5.6 | 59.6 ± 8.2 | t= −5.1,pa< 0.001 |
Age at aura onset (mean ± SD) | 36.6 ± 19.1 | 25 ± 12.5 | 55.2 ± 11.6 | t = −9.8, p< 0.001 |
Clinical diagnosis (AWMH:AwoMtH) | 55:22 | 45:6 | 10:16 | χ2(1) = 20.9, p < 0.001 |
Attacks of MWoA (Y:N) | 48:29 | 31:20 | 17:9 | n.s. |
Attacks of AWnMH (Y:N) | 11:66 | 9: 42 | 2:24 | n.s. |
Attacks of AWoMH (Y:N) | 33:44 | 15:36 | 18:8 | χ2(1) = 11.1, p = 0.001 |
“Aura status” (Y:N) | 8:68 | 4:47 | 4:21 | n.s. |
Aura symptoms | ||||
Visual (Y:N) | 74:3 | 50:1 | 24:2 | n.s. |
Only negative | 11/65 (16.9%) | 7/42 (16.7%) | 4/23 (17.4%) | n.s. |
Only positive | 15/65 (23%) | 10/42 (23.8%) | 5/23 (21.7%) | |
Positive and negative symptoms | 39/65 (60%) | 25/42 (59.5%) | 14/23 (60.9%) | |
Somatosensory (Y:N) | 19:58 | 14:37 | 5:21 | n.s. |
Aphasia (Y:N) | 21:56 | 12:39 | 9:17 | n.s. |
Other (Y:N) | 7:70 | 5:46 | 2:24 | n.s. |
Multiple (Y:N) | 22:54 | 13:38 | 9:16 | n.s. |
Aura fulfilling ICHD-II criteria (Y:N) | 49:11 | 32 (91.4%):3 | 17 (68%):8 | Fisher exact test, p < 0.05 |
Family history of migraine (Y:N) | 43:24 | 28:15 | 15:9 | n.s. |
Follow-up time (years) | 2.6 ± 4 | 2.3 ± 3.7 | 3.4 ± 4.5 | p = n.s. |
Co-morbidities | ||||
Hypertension (Y:N) | 24 (32.9%):49 | 11 (23.4%):36 | 13 (50%):13 | χ2(1) = 5.36, p < 0.02 |
Diabetes mellitus (Y:N) | 1:72 | 1:47 | 0:25 | n.s. |
Other cardiovascular disease (Y:N) | 6:61 | 4:39 | 2:22 | n.s. |
Depressive symptoms | 25/66 (37.8%) | 13/44 (29.5%) | 12/22 (54.5%) | χ2(1) = 3.89, p < 0.05 |
Sleep complaints (Y:N) | 17:49 | 11:33 | 6:16 | n.s. |
Seizures (Y:N) | 4:51 | 4:38 | 0:13 | Fisher exact test, p = n.s. |
Stroke (Y:N) | 2:68 | 2:46 | 0:22 | n.s. |
Vertigo (Y:N) | 18:38 | 10:24 | 8:14 | n.s. |
Normal imaging (Y:N) | 44:18 | 29:13 | 15:5 | n.s. |
WMH (Y:N) | 8:54 | 5:37 | 3:17 | n.s. |
Vascular lesions (Y:N) | 6:56 | 4:38 | 2:18 | n.s. |
Non-vascular lesions (Y:N) | 9:53 | 6:36 | 3:17 | n.s. |
Normal EEG (Y:N) | 14:5 | 8:5 | 6:0 | n.s. |