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Table 1 Demographic and clinical features of healthy volunteers (HV) and migraine patients without aura between (MO) and during (MI) the attacks. Data are expressed as means ± SD. (p < 0.05 * MO vs. HV, ** MI vs. MO)

From: Short-latency afferent inhibition and somato-sensory evoked potentials during the migraine cycle: surrogate markers of a cycling cholinergic thalamo-cortical drive?

Characteristics

HV

(n = 16)

MO

(n = 16)

MI

(N = 14)

Women (n)

12

14

10

Age (years)

27.5 ± 9.4

28.0 ± 7.5

32.2 ± 9.2

Duration of migraine history (years)

 

12.3 ± 6.8

19.9 ± 10.9 *

Attack frequency/month (n)

 

2.9 ± 2.5

2.9 ± 2.9

Attack duration (hours)

 

15.2 ± 15.5

22.1 ± 21.9

Severity of headache (n)

 

8.0 ± 1.2

7.4 ± 0.9

Days from the last migraine attack (n)

 

16.4 ± 15.2

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