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Table 1 Study population characteristics

From: Calcitonin gene-related peptide causes migraine aura

 

CGRP induced migraine aura (n = 13)

CGRP induced migraine without aura (n = 11)

CGRP did not induce migraine with or without aura (n = 10)

Age, mean (SD)

43.2 (11.6)

39.3 (16.8)

42.4 (11.8)

Women/ men, n (%)

12/1 (92% / 8%)

11 (100%)

7 / 3 (70% / 30%)

Episodic migraine, n (%)

9 (70%)

5 (45%)

5 (50%)

Chronic migraine, n (%)

4 (30%)

6 (55%)

5 (50%)

Migraine with and without Aura, n (%)

9 (70%)

10 (90%)

10 (100%)

Migraine with aura exclusively, n (%)

4 (30%)

1 (9%)

0 (0%)

Number of monthly headache days, median (range)

14 (4–20)

10 (4–17)

13.5 (4–20)

Number of monthly migraine days, median (range)

8 (4–20)

7 (4–15)

9 (4–20)

Frequency of aura last year, median (range)

60 (24–179)

8.6 (1-120)

8 (1–72)

Visual aura, n (%)

12 (92%)

11 (100%)

10 (100%)

Sensory aura, n (%)

11 (85%)

4 (37%)

2 (20%)

Current preventive medication, n (%)

11 (85%)

4 (37%)

6 (60%)