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Table 3 Grand-average somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) latencies and amplitudes 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

N9 (ms)

9.5 ± 0.6

9.7 ± 0.8

9.5 ± 0.6

9.6 ± 0.6

N13 (ms)

13.2 ± 0.8

13.3 ± 0.8

13.1 ± 0.7

13.2 ± 0.7

N20 (ms)

18.8 ± 0.9

19.0 ± 0.8

18.6 ± 1.1

18.8 ± 1.1

P25 (ms)

23.6 ± 2.2

23.9 ± 2.1

22.9 ± 2.2

23.2 ± 2.2

N33 (ms)

31.5 ± 2.6

31.5 ± 1.6

31.9 ± 2.1

31.5 ± 1.3

N9-p (μV)

4.1 ± 1.6

3.8 ± 1.4

3.5 ± 1.4

3.5 ± 1.9

N13-p (μV)

2.0 ± 0.8

2.0 ± 0.6

2.0 ± 0.6

1.8 ± 0.7

N20-P25 (μV)

2.3 ± 1.3

2.4 ± 1.5

2.3 ± 0.7

2.1 ± 0.9

P25-N33 (μV)

1.3 ± 0.5

1.3 ± 0.9

1.2 ± 0.5

1.0 ± 0.5

N20-P25 1st amplitude (μV)

2.4 ± 1.1

2.2 ± 1.2

2.3 ± 0.7

2.2 ± 0.6

N20-P25 amplitude slope

0.448 ± 0.710

0.315 ± 0.543

0.234 ± 0.406

0.213 ± 0.481

  1. Data are expressed as means ± SD