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Table 2 Latencies (in milliseconds) and amplitudes (μV) of VEPs in migraine patients’ groups undergoing real or sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) before and after intervention

From: Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation over the left temporal pole restores normal visual evoked potential habituation in interictal migraineurs

Electrophysiological parameters

Real (n = 18)

 

Sham (n = 18)

 
 

Before

After

Before

After

N1

80.3 ± 5.7

78.9 ± 6.4

78.4 ± 2.0

78.5 ± 3.1

P1

105.5 ± 6.1

105.2 ± 5.8

105.1 ± 4.3

106.7 ± 4.7

N2

146.1 ± 8.9

146.9 ± 9.7

150.7 ± 6.7

151.1 ± 6.8

N1-P1 1st amplitude block (μV)

8.3 ± 3.1

8.9 ± 3.6

7.2 ± 2.7

6.7 ± 2.4

N1-P1 amplitude slope

0.112 ± 0.315

- 0.236 ± 0.339 **

0.059 ± 0.241

0.038 ± 0.182

P1-N2 1st amplitude block (μV)

8.3 ± 3.1

8.9 ± 4.2

6.4 ± 3.4

6.3 ± 2.9

P1-N2 amplitude slope

0.055 ± 0.507

- 0.345 ± 0.569

0.039 ± 0.272

- 0.001 ± 0.269

  1. Data are expressed as means ± SD. ** = p < 0.01 before vs. after the intervention