Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of healthy controls (HC), migraine with exclusively visual aura (MA) patients and migraine with complex neurological aura (MA+) patients scanned between attacks. Data are expressed as means ± SD
From: Thalamo-cortical networks in subtypes of migraine with aura patients
Characteristics | HC (n = 19) | MA (n = 20) | MA+ (n = 15) | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female (n) | 11 | 11 | 10 | χ = 0.506; p = 0.777 |
Age (years) | 28.4 ± 4.1 | 34.6 ± 10.2 | 28.8 ± 8.2 | p = 0.20 |
Duration of migraine history (years) |  | 15.5 ± 9.7 | 11.0 ± 6.8 | p = 0.07 |
Global attack frequency/month (n) |  | 2.9 ± 2.5 | 2.5 ± 2.5 | p = 0.649 |
Severity of headache attacks (0–10 VAS score) |  | 7.3 ± 1.6 | 8.0 ± 1.1 | p = 0.139 |
Number of acute medication intake/month (n) |  | 2.9 ± 2.5 | 1.6 ± 1.4 | p = 0.08 |
Number of days elapsed since the last attack (n) |  | 15.4 ± 16.4 | 22.5 ± 12.8 | p = 0.258 |
Scintillating scotoma/ Fortification spectra |  | 100 % | 100 % |  |
Sensory symptoms |  |  | 100 % |  |
Speech symptoms |  |  | 26.66 % |  |