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Table 2 Neuropsychology tests of patients with migraine

From: Increased glymphatic system activity in migraine chronification by diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space

Questionnaires and scales

Episodic migraine

(n = 25)

Chronic migraine

(n = 23)

p value

MIDAS score

48.0 (18.0–60.0)

95.0 (58.0–179.0)

< 0.001

HIT-6 score

64.2 ± 6.8

68.0 ± 5.5

0.043

PHQ-9 score

5.0 (1.0−7.0)

12.0 (6.0−16.0)

< 0.001

GAD-7 score

3.0 (1.0–8.5)

9.0 (5.0−13.0)

0.012

PSQI score

8.5 ± 4.8

9.1 ± 4.7

0.640

Depression, n (%)

4 (16.0%)

13 (56.5%)

0.003

Generalized anxiety disorder, n (%)

6 (24.0%)

11 (47.8%)

0.085

Poor sleep quality, n (%)

13 (52.0%)

14 (60.9%)

0.536

  1. Depression was defined as PHQ-9 score ≥ 10; Generalized anxiety disorder was defined as GAD-7 score ≥ 10; Poor sleep quality was defined as PSQI score > 7
  2. MIDAS Migraine Disability Assessment, HIT-6 Headache Impact Test-6, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9, GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
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The Journal of Headache and Pain

ISSN: 1129-2377

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