Table 2 Characteristics of PA (auras with at least 1 symptoms lasting > 1 h) and NON-PA
From: Prolonged migraine aura: new insights from a prospective diary-aided study
Prolonged auras (PA) | NON-PA | Sig. | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number | 38 | 178 | |
Visual symptoms (VS) | 37 (97) | 175 (98) | 0.69 |
DVP | 19 (50) | 77 (43) | 0.44 |
Positive | 23 (60) | 119 (67) | 0.45 |
Negative | 12 (31) | 70 (39) | 0.37 |
Number of elementary visual disturbance^ per aura | 1.97 (1.05) | 1.94 (0.93) | 0.83 |
Sensory symptoms (SS) | 26 (68) | 49 (27) | < 0.0001 |
Dysphasic symptoms (DS) | 12 (31) | 10 (7) | < 0.0001 |
Number of symptoms (VS, SS, DS)/aura | < 0.0001 | ||
1 | 10 (26) | 127 (71) | |
2 | 19 (50) | 46 (26) | |
3 | 9 (23) | 5 (3) | |
Time relation between aura symptoms in one aura | 0.28 | ||
Ba starts simultaneously with Aa | 11 (42) | 14 (27) | |
B starts during A | 11 (42) | 18 (37) | |
B starts when A ceased | 2 (8) | 5 (10) | |
B starts after an interval of time after A has ceased | 2 (8) | 12 (24) | |
Headache | 38 (100) | 159 (83) | 0.10 |
Started before/together with Aura (n = 157) | 7 (22) | 27 (21) | 0.88 |
Intensity (n = 192) | 2.3 (0.8) | 2.2 (0.8) | 0.59 |
Unilateral pain (n = 192) | 27 (75) | 100 (64) | 0.21 |
Throbbing pain (n = 187) | 17 (47) | 71 (47) | 0.98 |
Pain aggravated by physical activity (n = 189) | 27 (73) | 98 (65) | 0.32 |
AS: nausea (n = 192) | 23 (62) | 101 (65) | 0.73 |
AS: vomiting (n = 189) | 8 (23) | 25 (16) | 0.35 |
AS: photophobia (n = 192) | 29 (78) | 126 (81) | 0.68 |
AS: phonophobia (n = 191) | 23 (62) | 99 (64) | 0.81 |
AS: osmophobia (n = 189) | 6 (43) | 53 (34) | 0.31 |