Duration and frequency of migraines affect cognitive function: evidence from neuropsychological tests and event-related potentials

Table 2 The Cognitive Outcome measures between migraine group and control group

	Migraineurs	Healthy subjects	F	P
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	F	P
MoCA	25.677 ± 4.291	28.048 ± 1.829	7.664	0.007*
Visuospatial function	3.618 ± 0.604	3.550 ± 0.999	2.252	0.817
Attention	2.706 ± 0.676	2.850 ± 0.366	5.218	0.248
Language	4.971 ± 1.243	5.714 ± 0.643	5.687	0.005*
Executive functions	6.824 ± 1.714	7.600 ± 0.940	6.717	0.042*
Calculation	2.735 ± 0.618	3.000 ± 0.000	19.349	0.018*
Memory	4.029 ± 1.507	5.096 ± 0.995	3.677	0.006**
Orientation	5.824 ± 0.387	6.000 ± 0.00	25.357	0.012*
DSST’s	122.917 ± 46.404	106.684 ± 36.002	0.090	0.217
ROCF-copy	35.792 ± 0.833	35.684 ± 0.946	0.684	0.694
ROCF-recall	20.688 ± 6.129	25.316 ± 5.218	0.308	0.012*

Visuospatial function refers to the copy cube and draw a clock test; Attention refers to the vigilance test and digit span test; Language function refers to naming, sentence repetition and verbal fluency test; Executive functions refers to the alternating trail making, abstraction, verbal fluency, copy cube and draw a clock test; Calculation refers to serial 7 s test; Memory contains delayed recall and verbal fluency test; *P < .05, **P < 0.001

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