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Pizer JH, Aita SL, Myers MA, Hawley NA, Ikonomou VC, Brasil KM, Hernandez KA, Pettway EC, Owen T, Borgogna NC, Smitherman TA, Hill BD. Neuropsychological Function in Migraine Headaches: An Expanded Comprehensive Multidomain Meta-Analysis. Neurology 2024; 102:e208109. [PMID: 38252898 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000208109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES A sizable literature has studied neuropsychologic function in persons with migraine (PwM), but despite this, few quantitative syntheses exist. These focused on circumscribed areas of the literature. In this study, we conducted an expanded comprehensive meta-analysis comparing performance on clinical measures of neuropsychological function both within and across domains, between samples of PwM and healthy controls (HCs). METHODS For this Meta-analyses Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology-compliant meta-analysis, a unified search strategy was applied to OneSearch (a comprehensive collection of electronic databases) to identify peer-reviewed original research published across all years up until August 1, 2023. Using random-effects modeling, we examined aggregated effect sizes (Hedges' g), between-study heterogeneity (Cochran Q and I2), moderating variables (meta-regression and subgroup analyses), and publication bias (Egger regression intercept and Duval and Tweedie Trim-and-Fill procedure). Study bias was also coded using the NIH Study Quality Assessment Tools. RESULTS Omnibus meta-analysis from the 58 studies included (PwM n = 5,452, HC n = 16,647; 612 effect sizes extracted) indicated lower overall cognitive performance in PwM vs HCs (g = -0.37; 95% CI -0.47 to -0.28; p < 0.001), and high between-study heterogeneity (Q = 311.25, I2 = 81.69). Significant domain-specific negative effects were observed in global cognition (g = -0.46, p < 0.001), executive function (g = -0.45, p < 0.001), processing speed (g = -0.42, p < 0.001), visuospatial/construction (g = -0.39, p = 0.006), simple/complex attention (g = -0.38, p < 0.001), learning/memory (g = -0.25, p < 0.001), and language (g = -0.24, p < 0.001). Orientation (p = 0.146), motor (p = 0.102), and intelligence (p = 0.899) were not significant. Moderator analyses indicated that age (particularly younger HCs), samples drawn from health care facility settings (e.g., tertiary headache centers) vs community-based populations, and higher attack duration were associated with larger (negative) effects and accounted for a significant proportion of between-study heterogeneity in effects. Notably, PwM without aura yielded stronger (negative) effects (omnibus g = -0.37) vs those with aura (omnibus g = -0.10), though aura status did not account for heterogeneity observed between studies. DISCUSSION Relative to HCs, PwM demonstrate worse neurocognition, as detected by neuropsychological tests, especially on cognitive screeners and tests within executive functioning and processing speed domains. Effects were generally small to moderate in magnitude and evident only in clinic (vs community) samples. Aura was not meaningfully associated with neurocognitive impairment.
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- Jasmin H Pizer
- From the Department of Psychology (J.H.P., M.A.M., N.A.H., V.C.I., K.M.B., K.A.H., B.D.H.), University of South Alabama, Mobile; Department of Mental Health (S.L.A.), VA Maine Healthcare System, Augusta; Department of Psychology (S.L.A.), University of Maine, Orono; Department of Neuroscience (K.A.H.), Ochsner Health Center, Baton Rouge, LA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (E.C.P.), Boston University, MA; Department of Psychological Science (T.O., N.C.B.), Texas Tech University, Lubbock; and Department of Psychology (T.A.S.), University of Mississippi, Oxford
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- From the Department of Psychology (J.H.P., M.A.M., N.A.H., V.C.I., K.M.B., K.A.H., B.D.H.), University of South Alabama, Mobile; Department of Mental Health (S.L.A.), VA Maine Healthcare System, Augusta; Department of Psychology (S.L.A.), University of Maine, Orono; Department of Neuroscience (K.A.H.), Ochsner Health Center, Baton Rouge, LA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (E.C.P.), Boston University, MA; Department of Psychological Science (T.O., N.C.B.), Texas Tech University, Lubbock; and Department of Psychology (T.A.S.), University of Mississippi, Oxford
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- From the Department of Psychology (J.H.P., M.A.M., N.A.H., V.C.I., K.M.B., K.A.H., B.D.H.), University of South Alabama, Mobile; Department of Mental Health (S.L.A.), VA Maine Healthcare System, Augusta; Department of Psychology (S.L.A.), University of Maine, Orono; Department of Neuroscience (K.A.H.), Ochsner Health Center, Baton Rouge, LA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (E.C.P.), Boston University, MA; Department of Psychological Science (T.O., N.C.B.), Texas Tech University, Lubbock; and Department of Psychology (T.A.S.), University of Mississippi, Oxford
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- From the Department of Psychology (J.H.P., M.A.M., N.A.H., V.C.I., K.M.B., K.A.H., B.D.H.), University of South Alabama, Mobile; Department of Mental Health (S.L.A.), VA Maine Healthcare System, Augusta; Department of Psychology (S.L.A.), University of Maine, Orono; Department of Neuroscience (K.A.H.), Ochsner Health Center, Baton Rouge, LA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (E.C.P.), Boston University, MA; Department of Psychological Science (T.O., N.C.B.), Texas Tech University, Lubbock; and Department of Psychology (T.A.S.), University of Mississippi, Oxford
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- From the Department of Psychology (J.H.P., M.A.M., N.A.H., V.C.I., K.M.B., K.A.H., B.D.H.), University of South Alabama, Mobile; Department of Mental Health (S.L.A.), VA Maine Healthcare System, Augusta; Department of Psychology (S.L.A.), University of Maine, Orono; Department of Neuroscience (K.A.H.), Ochsner Health Center, Baton Rouge, LA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (E.C.P.), Boston University, MA; Department of Psychological Science (T.O., N.C.B.), Texas Tech University, Lubbock; and Department of Psychology (T.A.S.), University of Mississippi, Oxford
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- From the Department of Psychology (J.H.P., M.A.M., N.A.H., V.C.I., K.M.B., K.A.H., B.D.H.), University of South Alabama, Mobile; Department of Mental Health (S.L.A.), VA Maine Healthcare System, Augusta; Department of Psychology (S.L.A.), University of Maine, Orono; Department of Neuroscience (K.A.H.), Ochsner Health Center, Baton Rouge, LA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (E.C.P.), Boston University, MA; Department of Psychological Science (T.O., N.C.B.), Texas Tech University, Lubbock; and Department of Psychology (T.A.S.), University of Mississippi, Oxford
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- From the Department of Psychology (J.H.P., M.A.M., N.A.H., V.C.I., K.M.B., K.A.H., B.D.H.), University of South Alabama, Mobile; Department of Mental Health (S.L.A.), VA Maine Healthcare System, Augusta; Department of Psychology (S.L.A.), University of Maine, Orono; Department of Neuroscience (K.A.H.), Ochsner Health Center, Baton Rouge, LA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (E.C.P.), Boston University, MA; Department of Psychological Science (T.O., N.C.B.), Texas Tech University, Lubbock; and Department of Psychology (T.A.S.), University of Mississippi, Oxford
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- From the Department of Psychology (J.H.P., M.A.M., N.A.H., V.C.I., K.M.B., K.A.H., B.D.H.), University of South Alabama, Mobile; Department of Mental Health (S.L.A.), VA Maine Healthcare System, Augusta; Department of Psychology (S.L.A.), University of Maine, Orono; Department of Neuroscience (K.A.H.), Ochsner Health Center, Baton Rouge, LA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (E.C.P.), Boston University, MA; Department of Psychological Science (T.O., N.C.B.), Texas Tech University, Lubbock; and Department of Psychology (T.A.S.), University of Mississippi, Oxford
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- From the Department of Psychology (J.H.P., M.A.M., N.A.H., V.C.I., K.M.B., K.A.H., B.D.H.), University of South Alabama, Mobile; Department of Mental Health (S.L.A.), VA Maine Healthcare System, Augusta; Department of Psychology (S.L.A.), University of Maine, Orono; Department of Neuroscience (K.A.H.), Ochsner Health Center, Baton Rouge, LA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (E.C.P.), Boston University, MA; Department of Psychological Science (T.O., N.C.B.), Texas Tech University, Lubbock; and Department of Psychology (T.A.S.), University of Mississippi, Oxford
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- From the Department of Psychology (J.H.P., M.A.M., N.A.H., V.C.I., K.M.B., K.A.H., B.D.H.), University of South Alabama, Mobile; Department of Mental Health (S.L.A.), VA Maine Healthcare System, Augusta; Department of Psychology (S.L.A.), University of Maine, Orono; Department of Neuroscience (K.A.H.), Ochsner Health Center, Baton Rouge, LA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (E.C.P.), Boston University, MA; Department of Psychological Science (T.O., N.C.B.), Texas Tech University, Lubbock; and Department of Psychology (T.A.S.), University of Mississippi, Oxford
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- From the Department of Psychology (J.H.P., M.A.M., N.A.H., V.C.I., K.M.B., K.A.H., B.D.H.), University of South Alabama, Mobile; Department of Mental Health (S.L.A.), VA Maine Healthcare System, Augusta; Department of Psychology (S.L.A.), University of Maine, Orono; Department of Neuroscience (K.A.H.), Ochsner Health Center, Baton Rouge, LA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (E.C.P.), Boston University, MA; Department of Psychological Science (T.O., N.C.B.), Texas Tech University, Lubbock; and Department of Psychology (T.A.S.), University of Mississippi, Oxford
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- From the Department of Psychology (J.H.P., M.A.M., N.A.H., V.C.I., K.M.B., K.A.H., B.D.H.), University of South Alabama, Mobile; Department of Mental Health (S.L.A.), VA Maine Healthcare System, Augusta; Department of Psychology (S.L.A.), University of Maine, Orono; Department of Neuroscience (K.A.H.), Ochsner Health Center, Baton Rouge, LA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (E.C.P.), Boston University, MA; Department of Psychological Science (T.O., N.C.B.), Texas Tech University, Lubbock; and Department of Psychology (T.A.S.), University of Mississippi, Oxford
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Timm A, Schmidt-Wilcke T, Blenk S, Studer B. Altered social decision making in patients with chronic pain. Psychol Med 2023; 53:2466-2475. [PMID: 34736548 PMCID: PMC10123842 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721004359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic pain affects up to 20% of the population, impairs quality of life and reduces social participation. Previous research reported that pain-related perceived injustice covaries with these negative consequences. The current study probed whether chronic pain patients responded more strongly to disadvantageous social inequity than healthy individuals. METHODS We administered the Ultimatum Game, a neuroeconomic social exchange game, where a sum of money is split between two players to a large sample of patients with chronic pain disorder with somatic and psychological factors (n = 102) and healthy controls (n = 101). Anonymised, and in truth experimentally controlled, co-players proposed a split, and our participants either accepted or rejected these offers. RESULTS Chronic pain patients were hypersensitive to disadvantageous inequity and punished their co-players for proposed unequal splits more often than healthy controls. Furthermore, this systematic shift in social decision making was independent of patients' performance on tests of executive functions and risk-sensitive (non-social) decision making . CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that chronic pain is associated with anomalies in social decision making (compared to healthy controls) and hypersensitivity to social inequity that is likely to negatively impact social partaking and thereby the quality of life.
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- Alicja Timm
- Medical Faculty, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Mauritius Hospital Meerbusch, Meerbusch, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Mauritius Hospital Meerbusch, Meerbusch, Germany
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- Centre for Pain Medicine, St.Vinzenz Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Mauritius Hospital Meerbusch, Meerbusch, Germany
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Chen C, Dong X, Gu P, Chen K, Wan Q, Xie H, Shi Z, Wang T. Attention Impairment During the Interictal State in Migraineurs without Aura: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Pain Res 2021; 14:3073-3083. [PMID: 34675636 PMCID: PMC8503778 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s312181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background and Purpose Migraine suffering is more than the onset of head pain. The broad non-painful clinical symptoms associated with migraine are not well recognized. Recent researches support that migraineurs suffer attention deficits, but these findings are not conclusive. The purpose of our study was to assess whether patients with migraine without aura (MwoA) during the interictal period have attention impairment and to identify the migraine characteristics related to attention deficits. Methods We enrolled subjects with MwoA during the interictal period and healthy controls matched for age, gender, and education level in this cross-sectional study. The attention network test (ANT) and a battery of neuropsychological tests, including the trail-making test (TMT), the digit span test (DST), and the Stroop test, were administered to the participants during the headache-free period. Results Forty-four subjects with MwoA (4 males, 40 females) and 20 controls matched for age, gender, and literacy education were included. Patients in MwoA were more anxious (P = 0.007) and depressed (P = 0.001) than healthy subjects. Significant differences between the two groups were detected in the executive network (P = 0.006) but not in the alerting and orienting networks of ANT. Mean reaction time of ANT in the MwoA group was significantly longer than that in the control group (P = 0.028). Patients showed worse performance on DST-forward (P < 0.001), DST-backward (P < 0.001), DS Total (P < 0.001), TMT-A (P < 0.001), TMT-B (P < 0.001) and TMT-d (P = 0.002). Differences found in executive functions between the two groups were unrelated to gender, age, literacy, anxiety, and depression. Multiple regression analysis revealed no relation between clinical characteristics of headache and scores on the executive function with MwoA. Conclusion Our study suggested that patients in MwoA present worse performances on the executive control of attention networks during the headache-free period, which appear not be associated with measures of migraine severity. Although more studies are needed in this area, our results could be useful to find specific neuropsychological biomarker for migraine pathophysiology.
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- Cheng Chen
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People's Republic of China.,Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People's Republic of China
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- The First Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People's Republic of China
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Braganza DL, Fitzpatrick LE, Nguyen ML, Crowe SF. Interictal Cognitive Deficits in Migraine Sufferers: A Meta-Analysis. Neuropsychol Rev 2021; 32:736-757. [PMID: 34398435 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-021-09516-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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While a significant proportion of the population suffer from migraine, the existing research literature does not provide a clear indication as to whether migraineurs experience objective cognitive deficits outside of acute migraine attacks. This meta-analysis was conducted to investigate which cognitive domains if any were affected by migraine, by synthesising the existing research quantitatively. The meta-analysis was prospectively registered with the PROSPERO International prospective register of systematic reviews (registration no.: CRD42019134138). A search of the electronic databases PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, and PsycINFO was conducted for journal articles published between January 1980 and January 2020. Seventeen studies met the inclusion criteria, allowing for the calculation of pooled effect sizes between migraineurs (with and without aura) and healthy controls in the several cognitive domains. During the interictal period, migraineurs demonstrated a moderate, negative effect on complex attention immediate and delayed memory, spatial cognition, and executive functioning. This effect was not attributable to migraine history, attack frequency, or participant age. However, the lack of performance validity testing, and limited data on mood symptomatology and migraine medication use in the included studies may be confounds potentially overestimating the magnitude of effect. Comparison with a clinical control group, which may have accounted for some these extraneous variables, was unable to be conducted. Recommendations for comprehensive future neuropsychological research are provided.
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- Dion L Braganza
- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia.
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Alvarez-Astorga A, García-Azorín D, Hernández M, de la Red H, Sotelo E, Uribe F, Guerrero A. Pain catastrophising in a population of patients with migraine. NEUROLOGÍA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2018.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Alvarez-Astorga A, García-Azorín D, Hernández M, de la Red H, Sotelo E, Uribe F, Guerrero A. Pensamiento catastrófico ante el dolor: presencia en una población de migrañosos. Neurologia 2021; 36:24-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nrl.2018.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Revised: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Neurophysiological Model of Migraine Pathophysiology: Bringing the Past into the Future. NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF THE MIGRAINE BRAIN 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56538-1_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chen G, Li Y, Dong Z, Wang R, Zhao D, Obeso I, Yu S. Response inhibition alterations in migraine: evidence from event-related potentials and evoked oscillations. J Headache Pain 2020; 21:119. [PMID: 33008328 PMCID: PMC7531083 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-020-01187-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Migraine is characterized by a hypersensitivity to environmental stimulation which climaxes during headache attacks but persists during attack-free period. Despite ongoing debates about the nature of the mechanisms giving rise to this abnormality, the presence of deficient inhibitory cortical processes has been proposed to be one possible mechanism underlying its pathogenesis. Empirical evidence supporting this claim is mainly based on previous accounts showing functional cortical disexcitability in the sensory domain. Considering that a general inhibitory control process can play an important role across early to later stage of information processing, this may indicate the important role other dimensions of inhibitory control can play in migraine disability. The present study examined the pathophysiological features of inhibitory control that takes place during suppression of prepotent responses in migraineurs. METHODS Twenty-two patients with migraine without aura (mean age = 30.86 ± 5.69 years; 19 females) during the interictal period and 25 healthy controls (mean age = 30.24 ± 3.52 years; 18 females) were recruited. We used a stop signal task in combination with event-related potentials (ERPs) to examine participants' neural activity supporting response inhibition. RESULTS Behaviorally, migraineurs exhibited prolonged stop signal reaction times relative to healthy controls. At the neural level, the amplitude of the stop-N2 over fronto-central, central and centro-parietal scalp regions, a component of the ERPs related to conflict monitoring during early, non-motoric stages of inhibition, was significantly increased in migraineurs. Meanwhile, the amplitude of the stop-P3 over central and centro-parietal scalp regions, a component of the ERPs reflecting late-stage inhibition of the motor system and cognitive evaluation of motor inhibition, was also significantly increased in migraineurs. Ultimately, our time-frequency analysis further revealed increased delta activity in migraineurs. CONCLUSIONS Consistent with the theory that alterations in cognitive cortical processes are a key signature of migraine, our findings revealed an abnormal state of suppressing prepotent responses in migraineurs, which can be attributed to cortical disexcitability of the pre-frontal executive network and centro-parietal sensorimotor network. These novel findings extend to show the existence of dysfunctional inhibition control that occurs during suppression of prepotent responses in migraneurs.
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- Guoliang Chen
- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, The first Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Psychiatry, The 967th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of PLA, Dalian, China
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- Reward, Competition and Social Neuroscience Lab, Department of Psychology, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 210023, Nanjing, China
- Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, The first Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, The first Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurology, The first Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- HM Hospitales - Centro Integral en Neurociencias HM CINAC, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
- Department of Neurology, The first Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China.
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Seminowicz DA, Burrowes SAB, Kearson A, Zhang J, Krimmel SR, Samawi L, Furman AJ, Keaser ML, Gould NF, Magyari T, White L, Goloubeva O, Goyal M, Peterlin BL, Haythornthwaite JA. Enhanced mindfulness-based stress reduction in episodic migraine: a randomized clinical trial with magnetic resonance imaging outcomes. Pain 2020; 161:1837-1846. [PMID: 32701843 PMCID: PMC7487005 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an enhanced mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR+) vs stress management for headache (SMH). We performed a randomized, assessor-blind, clinical trial of 98 adults with episodic migraine recruited at a single academic center comparing MBSR+ (n = 50) with SMH (n = 48). MBSR+ and SMH were delivered weekly by group for 8 weeks, then biweekly for another 8 weeks. The primary clinical outcome was reduction in headache days from baseline to 20 weeks. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes included activity of left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and cognitive task network during cognitive challenge, resting state connectivity of right dorsal anterior insula to DLPFC and cognitive task network, and gray matter volume of DLPFC, dorsal anterior insula, and anterior midcingulate. Secondary outcomes were headache-related disability, pain severity, response to treatment, migraine days, and MRI whole-brain analyses. Reduction in headache days from baseline to 20 weeks was greater for MBSR+ (7.8 [95% CI, 6.9-8.8] to 4.6 [95% CI, 3.7-5.6]) than for SMH (7.7 [95% CI 6.7-8.7] to 6.0 [95% CI, 4.9-7.0]) (P = 0.04). Fifty-two percent of the MBSR+ group showed a response to treatment (50% reduction in headache days) compared with 23% in the SMH group (P = 0.004). Reduction in headache-related disability was greater for MBSR+ (59.6 [95% CI, 57.9-61.3] to 54.6 [95% CI, 52.9-56.4]) than SMH (59.6 [95% CI, 57.7-61.5] to 57.5 [95% CI, 55.5-59.4]) (P = 0.02). There were no differences in clinical outcomes at 52 weeks or MRI outcomes at 20 weeks, although changes related to cognitive networks with MBSR+ were observed. Enhanced mindfulness-based stress reduction is an effective treatment option for episodic migraine.
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- David A. Seminowicz
- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
- Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
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- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
- Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA 21224
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- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
- Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
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- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
- Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
- Program in Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
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- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
- Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
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- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
- Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
- Program in Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
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- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
- Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA 21224
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- Private Mindfulness-based Psychotherapy Practice, 3511 N Calvert St, Baltimore, MD 21218
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA 21224
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- University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA 21201
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA 21287
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- Neuroscience Institute, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, Lancaster, PA, USA 17601
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA 21224
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Vallesi A. On the utility of the trail making test in migraine with and without aura: a meta-analysis. J Headache Pain 2020; 21:63. [PMID: 32493204 PMCID: PMC7271430 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-020-01137-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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This meta-analytical review assesses the utility of the Trail Making Test (TMT), versions A and B, in detecting migraine-related cognitive deficits. A comprehensive literature search was performed in two electronic databases and other sources to obtain relevant studies administering TMT to migraine patients. Search terms included “migraine” and “Trail Making”. Only studies in which the TMT-A, TMT-B or both were administered to adult patients suffering from migraine with and without aura were included. All pooled meta-analyses were based on random effects models. A total of 14 studies for TMT-A and 15 for TMT-B met inclusion criteria and were subjected to meta-analyses. Results showed that performance is worse in migraine patients than in controls for both the TMT-A (Hedges’ g = −.28) and TMT-B (g = −.37), with no difference between migraine with and without aura. This study demonstrates the sensitivity of the TMT in detecting cognitive alterations in migraine. This test should be considered for inclusion in cognitive batteries assessing patients with migraine.
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- Antonino Vallesi
- Department of Neuroscience & Padova Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 5, Padova, 35128, Italy. .,Brain Imaging and Neural Dynamics Research Group, IRCCS San Camillo Hospital, Venice, 30126, Italy.
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Shepherd AJ. Tracking the Migraine Cycle Using Visual Tasks. Vision (Basel) 2020; 4:vision4020023. [PMID: 32365776 PMCID: PMC7355979 DOI: 10.3390/vision4020023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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There are a number of reports that perceptual, electrophysiological and imaging measures can track migraine periodicity. As the electrophysiological and imaging research requires specialist equipment, it has few practical applications. This study sought to track changes in performance on four visual tasks over the migraine cycle. Coherence thresholds were measured for two motion and two orientation tasks. The first part of the study confirmed that the data obtained from an online study produced comparable results to those obtained under controlled laboratory conditions. Thirteen migraine with aura, 12 without aura, and 12 healthy controls participated. The second part of the study showed that thresholds for discriminating vertical coherent motion varied with the migraine cycle for a majority of the participants who tested themselves multiple times (four with aura, seven without). Performance improved two days prior to a migraine attack and remained improved for two days afterwards. This outcome is as expected from an extrapolation of earlier electrophysiological research. This research points to the possibility of developing sensitive visual tests that patients can use at home to predict an impending migraine attack and so take steps to try to abort it or, if it is inevitable, to plan their lives around it.
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- A J Shepherd
- Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London, London WC1E 7HX, UK
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Coppola G, Di Lenola D, Abagnale C, Ferrandes F, Sebastianelli G, Casillo F, Di Lorenzo C, Serrao M, Evangelista M, Schoenen J, Pierelli F. Short-latency afferent inhibition and somato-sensory evoked potentials during the migraine cycle: surrogate markers of a cycling cholinergic thalamo-cortical drive? J Headache Pain 2020; 21:34. [PMID: 32299338 PMCID: PMC7164277 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-020-01104-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI) consists of motor cortex inhibition induced by sensory afferents and depends on the excitatory effect of cholinergic thalamocortical projections on inhibitory GABAergic cortical networks. Given the electrophysiological evidence for thalamo-cortical dysrhythmia in migraine, we studied SAI in migraineurs during and between attacks and searched for correlations with somatosensory habituation, thalamocortical activation, and clinical features. Methods SAI was obtained by conditioning the transcranial magnetic stimulation-induced motor evoked potential (MEP) with an electric stimulus on the median nerve at the wrist with random stimulus intervals corresponding to the latency of individual somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP) N20 plus 2, 4, 6, or 8 ms. We recruited 30 migraine without aura patients, 16 between (MO), 14 during an attack (MI), and 16 healthy volunteers (HV). We calculated the slope of the linear regression between the unconditioned MEP amplitude and the 4-conditioned MEPs as a measure of SAI. We also measured SSEP amplitude habituation, and high-frequency oscillations (HFO) as an index of thalamo-cortical activation. Results Compared to HV, SAI, SSEP habituation and early SSEP HFOs were significantly reduced in MO patients between attacks, but enhanced during an attack. There was a positive correlation between degree of SAI and amplitude of early HFOs in HV, but not in MO or MI. Conclusions The migraine cycle-dependent variations of SAI and SSEP HFOs are further evidence that facilitatory thalamocortical activation (of GABAergic networks in the motor cortex for SAI), likely to be cholinergic, is reduced in migraine between attacks, but increased ictally.
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- Gianluca Coppola
- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy.
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore/CIC, Istituto di Anestesiologia, Rianimazione e Terapia del Dolore, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Headache Research Unit, University Department of Neurology CHR, Citadelle Hospital. University of Liège, Boulevard du Douzième de Ligne 1, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy.,IRCCS - Neuromed, via Atinense, 18, 86077, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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Martins IP, Maruta C, Alves PN, Loureiro C, Morgado J, Tavares J, Gil-Gouveia R. Cognitive aging in migraine sufferers is associated with more subjective complaints but similar age-related decline: a 5-year longitudinal study. J Headache Pain 2020; 21:31. [PMID: 32264821 PMCID: PMC7137205 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-020-01100-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Objectives and background The effect of headache on cognitive performance is controversial, due to conflicting results obtained from studies in clinical or population settings. We aimed to understand if migraine and other headaches modify the rates of decline on different cognitive measures, during a 5-year interval. Design and method A cohort of community dwelling adults (> 50 years) with migraine (MH), non-migraine headaches (NMH) and controls without headache (WoH), was assessed by a comprehensive neuropsychological battery with tests of memory, language and executive functions, repeated 5 years apart. Change in performance between baseline and reevaluation was compared between groups, and controlled for age, gender, literacy and depressive symptoms. Results A total of 275 participants (78.5% WoH, 12.7% MH, 8.7% NMH) were reevaluated (average age 70.40 + 8.34 years, 64% females). Cognitive decline or dementia occurred in 11.4%, with a similar proportion among the three groups. Although MH participants had significantly more subjective cognitive complaints (p = 0.030, 95%CI:]-3.929,-0.014[), both MH and NMH subjects showed an age-associated decline identical to controls. Furthermore, migraine features (disease and attack duration, frequency and aura) were unrelated with cognitive performance. Conclusion Migraine and non-migraine headache are not associated with increasing risk of dementia or cognitive decline at an older age although subjects with migraine have more cognitive complaints. Longer longitudinal studies are necessary to understand if this pattern persists for more than 5 years.
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- Isabel Pavão Martins
- Departamento de Neurociências e Saúde Mental, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte - Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal. .,Laboratório de Estudos de Linguagem, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal, Av Professor Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Laboratório de Estudos de Linguagem, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal, Av Professor Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal.,Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Católica Research Centre for Psychological - Family and Social Wellbeing, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Departamento de Neurociências e Saúde Mental, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte - Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal.,Laboratório de Estudos de Linguagem, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal, Av Professor Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Estudos de Linguagem, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa Portugal, Av Professor Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Serviço de Neurologia, Hospital Beatriz Angelo, Loures, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Serviço de Imagiologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Departamento de Neurociências e Saúde Mental, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte - Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal.,Headache Center, Hospital da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal
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Scott BR, Uomoto JM, Barry ES. Impact of Pre-Existing Migraine and Other Co-Morbid or Co-Occurring Conditions on Presentation and Clinical Course Following Deployment-Related Concussion. Headache 2020; 60:526-541. [PMID: 31898813 DOI: 10.1111/head.13709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical presentation and early clinical course of a sample of deployed U.S. military service members following concussion, underscoring the impact of pre-existing migraine and other co-occurring conditions. It is important to obtain a comprehensive clinical history to identify evidence of underlying migraine and other health conditions which may contribute to an individual's presenting symptoms influencing early management and outcomes following concussion. Early outcome measures assessed include headache treatment response and fitness for return to duty. BACKGROUND Acute concussion is reported to result in an array of somatic, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms. It is well established that these symptoms are not specific for concussion and may result from exacerbation of pre-existing or underlying medical conditions and factors. Although most symptoms attributable to concussion resolve within days to weeks, there is evidence that persistent symptoms beyond that specific recovery time may be attributable to factors other than concussion. Military populations are at risk for a number of recognized co-morbid and co-occurring conditions, as well as special situational and psychosocial factors which may influence symptoms and clinical course following concussion. In addition, combat-related concussion frequently occurs in the setting of a blast or military vehicle accidents thus causing concurrent injuries where musculoskeletal injuries may contribute to the clinical presentation. The resultant acute stress reaction, secondary to the traumatic experience associated with concussion, may also cause or aggravate underlying psychological co-morbidities that may influence presenting symptoms. Prior studies identified co-morbidities associated with chronic post-concussive syndrome, which we find are also present during the early phase following deployment-related concussion, thereby influencing presentation and impacting recovery. This retrospective chart review was intended to demonstrate the presence and potential impact of co-morbid and co-occurring conditions contributing to symptoms following concussion, especially migraine due to its high prevalence among post-traumatic headaches. METHODS Retrospective chart review was performed by the treating neurologist of 40 service members following concussion in the deployed environment. Clinical symptoms and co-morbid and co-occurring conditions including evidence of pre-existing migraine identified during comprehensive neurologic evaluations were collected. Both pre-deployment/pre-traumatic and post-traumatic headache features supporting migraine and early instituted headache management and treatment response are described. Rates of return to duty in this sample were also tabulated. RESULTS Headaches were the most frequently reported acute symptom following concussion in this deployed service member population (38/40 patients [98%]), followed by insomnia, tinnitus, impaired concentration, nausea, dizziness, anxiety, impaired balance, depression, and hearing loss. Co-occurring acute injuries, acute stress reaction, and recent onset medication overuse were the most frequent co-occurring conditions identified by the treating neurologist as potentially contributing to the service member's presentation. Chronic co-morbidities identified included chronic headache, anxiety/depression, insomnia, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Service members with 3 or more identified co-morbidities or co-occurring conditions were more likely to require evacuation from theater. Pre-deployment headaches were reported by 25/40 [63%] service members, with 5/40 [12.5%] reporting known prior personal history of migraine. Of those reporting pre-deployment headaches, 21/25 [84%] described migraine features and/or triggers, though most [(15/25) 60%] reported as infrequent. Daily post-traumatic headaches were frequent (26/38 [68%]) and associated with typical migraine features and/or triggers. Of those treated with triptans (16/40 patient [42%]), most (12/16 patient [75%]) showed positive treatment response. CONCLUSIONS Concussion in the deployed settings does not occur in isolation, with co-morbid and co-occurring conditions being common. Presence of multiple co-morbidities appears to influence clinical course and overall recovery. Post-traumatic headaches are often phenotypically fully consistent with migraine, and appear related to pre-existing migraine if supported by detailed pre-deployment headache history suggesting same. Careful and comprehensive history taking and evaluation is invaluable in identifying associated conditions including migraine, potentially helping clinicians with more accurate symptom attribution, diagnoses, and improved clinical management following acute concussion.
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- Beverly R Scott
- Traumatic Brain Injury Program, Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, USA
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- General Dynamics Health Solutions, Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, USA
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- Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Morton RE, St John PD, Tyas SL. Migraine and the risk of all-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and vascular dementia: A prospective cohort study in community-dwelling older adults. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2019; 34:1667-1676. [PMID: 31486140 DOI: 10.1002/gps.5180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Dementia is the most common neurological disease in older adults; headaches, including migraines, are the most common neurological disorder across all ages. The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between migraines and dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD). METHODS Analyses were based on 679 community-dwelling participants 65+ years from the Manitoba Study of Health and Aging, a population-based, prospective cohort study. Participants screened as cognitively intact at baseline had complete data on migraine history and all covariates at baseline and were assessed for cognitive outcomes (all-cause dementia, AD, and VaD) 5 years later. The association of exposure (lifetime history of migraines), confounding (age, gender, education, and depression), and intervening variables (hypertension, myocardial infarction, other heart conditions, stroke, and diabetes) with all-cause dementia and dementia subtypes (AD and VaD) was assessed using multiple logistic regression models. RESULTS A history of migraines was significantly associated with both all-cause dementia (odds ratio [OR]=2.97; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.25-6.61) and AD (OR=4.22; 95% CI=1.59-10.42), even after adjustment for confounding and intervening variables. Migraines were not significantly associated with VaD either before (OR=1.83; 95% CI=0.39-8.52) or after (OR=1.52; 95% CI=0.20-7.23) such adjustment. CONCLUSIONS Migraines were a significant risk factor for AD and all-cause dementia. Despite the vascular mechanisms involved in migraine physiology, migraines were not significantly associated with VaD in this study. Recognition of the long-term detrimental consequences of migraines for AD and dementia has implications for migraine management, as well as for our understanding of AD etiology.
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- Rebecca E Morton
- School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine and Centre on Aging, Section of Geriatric Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Lo Buono V, Bonanno L, Corallo F, Palmeri R, Allone C, Lo Presti R, Grugno R, Di Lorenzo G, Bramanti P, Marino S. Cognitive functions and psychological symptoms in migraine: a study on patients with and without aura. Int J Neurosci 2018; 129:588-592. [DOI: 10.1080/00207454.2018.1554658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi “Bonino-Pulejo”, Messina, Italy
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi “Bonino-Pulejo”, Messina, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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O'Hare L. Temporal Integration of Motion Streaks in Migraine. Vision (Basel) 2018; 2:E27. [PMID: 31735890 PMCID: PMC6836222 DOI: 10.3390/vision2030027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Migraine is associated with differences in visual perception, specifically, deficits in the perception of motion. Migraine groups commonly show poorer performance (higher thresholds) on global motion tasks compared to control groups. Successful performance on a global motion task depends on several factors, including integrating signals over time. A "motion streak" task was used to investigate specifically integration over time in migraine and control groups. The motion streak effect depends on the integration of a moving point over time to create the illusion of a line, or "streak". There was evidence of a slower optimum speed for eliciting the motion streak effect in migraine compared to control groups, suggesting temporal integration is different in migraine. In addition, performance on the motion streak task showed a relationship with headache frequency.
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- Louise O'Hare
- School of Psychology, University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7TS, UK
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Galioto R, O'Leary KC, Gunstad J, Thomas JG, Lipton RB, Pavlović JM, Roth J, Rathier L, Bond DS. The role of migraine headache severity, associated features and interactions with overweight/obesity in inhibitory control. Int J Neurosci 2017; 128:63-70. [PMID: 28796589 DOI: 10.1080/00207454.2017.1366474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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AIM OF THE STUDY While migraine and obesity are related and both conditions are associated with reduced executive functioning, no study has examined whether obesity exacerbates executive dysfunction in migraine. This cross-sectional study examined whether overweight/obesity moderated associations of migraine severity and associated features with inhibitory control, one aspect of executive function. MATERIALS AND METHODS Women (n = 124) aged 18-50 years old with overweight/obesity body mass index (BMI) = 35.1 ± 6.4 kg/m2 and migraine completed a 28-day smartphone-based headache diary assessing migraine headache severity (attack frequency, pain intensity) and frequency of associated features (aura, photophobia, phonophobia, nausea). They then completed computerized measures of inhibitory control during an interictal (headache-free) period. RESULTS Participants with higher migraine attack frequency performed worse on the Flanker test (accuracy and reaction time; p < .05). Migraine attack frequency and pain intensity interacted with BMI to predict slower Stroop and/or Flanker Reaction Time (RT; p < .05). More frequent photophobia, phonophobia and aura were independently related to slower RT on the Stroop and/or Flanker tests (p < .05), and BMI moderated the relationship between the occurrence of aura and Stroop RT (p = .03). CONCLUSIONS Associations of migraine severity and presence of associated features with inhibitory control varied by BMI in overweight/obese women with migraine. These findings warrant consideration of weight status in clarifying the role of migraine in executive functioning.
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- Rachel Galioto
- a Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior , Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital , Providence , RI , USA
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- b Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior , Alpert Medical School of Brown University/The Miriam Hospital Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center , Providence , RI , USA
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- c Department of Psychological Sciences , Kent State University , Kent , OH , USA
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- b Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior , Alpert Medical School of Brown University/The Miriam Hospital Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center , Providence , RI , USA
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- d Department of Neurology and the Montefiore Headache Center , Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center , Bronx , NY , USA
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- d Department of Neurology and the Montefiore Headache Center , Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center , Bronx , NY , USA
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- e Department of Neurology , Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital , Providence , RI , USA
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- a Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior , Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital , Providence , RI , USA
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- b Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior , Alpert Medical School of Brown University/The Miriam Hospital Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center , Providence , RI , USA
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Ince F, Erdogan-Bakar E, Unal-Cevik I. Preventive drugs restore visual evoked habituation and attention in migraineurs. Acta Neurol Belg 2017; 117:523-530. [PMID: 28150096 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-017-0749-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Visual system pathway dysfunction has been postulated in migraineurs. We wanted to investigate if any difference exists interictally in visual attention and visual evoked habituation of frequently attacked migraineurs compared to the healthy control group. The effects of 3-month prophylactic migraine treatment on these parameters were also assessed. The migraineurs at headache-free interval (n = 52) and age, sex-matched healthy controls (n = 35) were compared by habituation response to 10 blocks of repetitive pattern-reversal visual stimuli (each block consisted 100 responses). The amplitude changes of 5th and 10th blocks were further compared with that of block 1 to assess the response of habituation (i.e., decrease) or potentiation (i.e., increase). The level of sustained visual attention was assessed by Cancellation test. Migraineurs were randomized to three different preventive treatments: propranolol 40 mg tid, flunarizine 5 mg bid, or topiramate 50 mg bid. After 3 months of preventive treatment, migraineurs data were compared with their baseline values. The groups did not differ by sex and age. In electrophysiological studies, the habituation ability observed in the healthy group was not observed in migraineurs. However, it was restored 3 months after preventive treatment. In migraineurs, compared to their baseline values, the distorted visual attention parameters also improved after treatment. All drugs were effective. The loss of habituation ability and low visual attention performance in migraineurs can be restored by migraine preventive treatment. This electrophysiological study accompanied by neuropsychological test may aid an objective and quantitative assessment tool for understanding migraine pathophysiology.
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- Ferda Ince
- Department of Neurology, Ozel Ilke Yasam Medical Center, Dortyol, Turkey
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letter, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Pain Unit, Hacettepe University, Sıhhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
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Viticchi G, Falsetti L, Bartolini M, Buratti L, Pistelli L, Provinciali L, Silvestrini M. Raven coloured progressive matrices in migraine without aura patients. Neurol Sci 2017; 38:177-179. [PMID: 28527091 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-017-2898-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Conflicting results emerged from studies investigating cognitive performances in migraine patients. Based on clinical and neuroradiological aspects, the possible involvement of executive functions has been especially taken into consideration. The aim of this study was to evaluate, in a population of subjects affected by migraine without aura (MwoA), frontal lobe cognitive functions. We enrolled all the consecutive patients affected by MwoA referred to our headache centre for a first evaluation. Each patient underwent a neuropsychological evaluation including Raven coloured progressive matrices (CPM). We collected variables as age, education, years of migraine, frequency of attacks and CPM scores. Relationship between continuous variables was explored with multiple regression lines, selecting the best-fitting trendline for each relationship. We obtained a final sample of 36 subjects (females: 62.5%; mean age: 42.25 ± 10.21 years). Patients had mean length of migraine history of 12.25 ± 11.00 years and a mean frequency of attacks of 8.06 ± 7.15 per month. Linear regression underlines a progressive decrease of CPM score with the increase of the migraine history's length (R 2 = 0.8871; p < 0.001), and the frequency of migraine attacks (R 2 = 0.3122; p < 0.05). Our findings suggest that pathological CPM scores can be associated with the severity of migraine. These data seem to confirm the hypothesis of an impairment of executive functions in MwoA. Different hypotheses to explain cognitive impairment in migraine have been postulated including the impact of the typical white matter lesions and a long history of drug abuse. The possible relevant clinical consequence of a full comprehension of this particular aspect related to migraine deserves further attention and consideration.
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- Giovanna Viticchi
- Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Conca 1, 60020, Ancona, Italy.
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- Internal and Subintensive Medicine, Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Conca 1, 60020, Ancona, Italy
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- Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Conca 1, 60020, Ancona, Italy
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- Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Conca 1, 60020, Ancona, Italy
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- Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Conca 1, 60020, Ancona, Italy
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- Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Conca 1, 60020, Ancona, Italy
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Quiroz Padilla MF, Pitta P, Lombana-Angel L, Ingram G, Gómez C, Restrepo JA. Differences in executive functions applied to memory processes in people with migraine: a cross-sectional study. UNIVERSITAS PSYCHOLOGICA 2017. [DOI: 10.11144/javeriana.upsy15-5.defa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify differences in memory processes and the role of executive functions in memory, in people with migraine and in a control group. Neuropsychological evaluation was made in one session on 63 participants distributed into interictal migraine-with-aura (n = 24), interictal migraine-without-aura (n = 16) and control (n = 23) groups. ANOVAs on the individual tasks revealed statistically significant differences between groups on Rey-Osterrieth direct and percentile copy strategy and recall (both p < 0.001). Differences were identified between control and migraine groups in performance on the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure, but not on other memory tasks, suggesting the existence of brain dysfunctions in people with migraine affecting organizational and planning abilities that are necessary for visual memory.
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Petrusic I, Pavlovski V, Savkovic Z, Vucinic D, Filipovic B, Jancic J. Addenbrooke's cognitive examination test for brief cognitive assessment of adolescents suffering from migraine with aura. Acta Neurol Belg 2017; 117:97-102. [PMID: 27255917 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-016-0655-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The aim of this study was to assess the role of the Addenbrooke's cognitive examination test (ACE-R) in the evaluation of cognitive status in migraineurs interictally. A total of 44 adolescent patients and 44 healthy controls, matched by age and gender, have undergone ACE-R testing. Migraineurs were additionally questioned about migraine aura features and presence of higher cortical dysfunctions (HCD) during an aura. According to the questionnaire results, patients were subsequently divided into HCD and Non-HCD group. ACE-R scores of migraine patients were significantly lower than in healthy controls (93.68 ± 3.64 vs 96.91 ± 2.49; t = 4.852, p < 0.001). Also, subscores of memory and verbal fluency were significantly higher in the control population. There was no correlation of HCD occurrence with cognitive examination score, although Non-HCD subgroup achieved better score (93.13 ± 3.91 vs 94.29 ± 3.30; t = 1.053, p = 0.298). Findings have shown that migraineurs get lower ACE-R test scores, with a tendency to have a poorer outcome in more complex aura. Also, our study has revealed that the ACE-R test is an easily administered test for brief assessment of cognitive status in migraineurs. Future perspectives could be further evaluation of ACE-R test in larger sample size and the impact of migraine with aura on cognitive function in adolescents.
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- Igor Petrusic
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Youth, Doktora Subotica 6a, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic of Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Youth, Doktora Subotica 6a, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Seng EK, Klepper JE. Development of the Cogniphobia Scale for Headache Disorders (CS-HD): A pilot study. Psychol Assess 2017; 29:1296-1301. [PMID: 28125248 DOI: 10.1037/pas0000432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Cogniphobia refers to the specific fear and avoidance of cognitive exertion, which is believed to precipitate or exacerbate headache. This parallels a well-documented phenomenon, kinesiophobia (fear of movement), in chronic pain. The existing measure of cogniphobia (C-Scale) was developed in persons with posttraumatic headache, and item content may not generalize to the broader headache population. This study aimed to develop and begin the initial examination of the psychometrics of a novel measure of cogniphobia for headache disorders: The Cogniphobia Scale for Headache Disorders (CS-HD). Candidate CS-HD items were developed through content analysis, patient evaluation, and peer debriefing. Eighty adults with migraine recruited from a headache center completed 23 candidate items for the CS-HD and surveys of demographics, anxiety, and headache locus of control. A series of dimensionality analyses identified a single component, composed of 15 items, which accounted for 54.05% of the variance in the CS-HD items. The CS-HD demonstrated high internal consistency in this sample (α = 0.94). Preliminary convergent validity analyses found CS-HD total scores were positively associated with anxiety (ρ = .37, p = .001) and locus of control (internal, r = .45, p < .001; chance, r = .30, p = .009). This study provides initial evidence supporting the use of the CS-HD to evaluate cogniphobia in people with headache. (PsycINFO Database Record
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Coppola G, Di Renzo A, Tinelli E, Lepre C, Di Lorenzo C, Di Lorenzo G, Scapeccia M, Parisi V, Serrao M, Colonnese C, Schoenen J, Pierelli F. Thalamo-cortical network activity between migraine attacks: Insights from MRI-based microstructural and functional resting-state network correlation analysis. J Headache Pain 2016; 17:100. [PMID: 27778244 PMCID: PMC5078119 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-016-0693-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Resting state magnetic resonance imaging allows studying functionally interconnected brain networks. Here we were aimed to verify functional connectivity between brain networks at rest and its relationship with thalamic microstructure in migraine without aura (MO) patients between attacks. METHODS Eighteen patients with untreated MO underwent 3 T MRI scans and were compared to a group of 19 healthy volunteers (HV). We used MRI to collect resting state data among two selected resting state networks, identified using group independent component (IC) analysis. Fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) values of bilateral thalami were retrieved from a previous diffusion tensor imaging study on the same subjects and correlated with resting state ICs Z-scores. RESULTS In comparison to HV, in MO we found significant reduced functional connectivity between the default mode network and the visuo-spatial system. Both HV and migraine patients selected ICs Z-scores correlated negatively with FA values of the thalamus bilaterally. CONCLUSIONS The present results are the first evidence supporting the hypothesis that an abnormal resting within networks connectivity associated with significant differences in baseline thalamic microstructure could contribute to interictal migraine pathophysiology.
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- Gianluca Coppola
- Research Unit of Neurophysiology of Vision and Neurophthalmology, G.B. Bietti Foundation-IRCCS, Via Livenza 3, 00198, Rome, Italy.
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- Research Unit of Neurophysiology of Vision and Neurophthalmology, G.B. Bietti Foundation-IRCCS, Via Livenza 3, 00198, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Neuroradiology Section, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Neurology Section, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Psychophysiology, Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Neuroradiology Section, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Research Unit of Neurophysiology of Vision and Neurophthalmology, G.B. Bietti Foundation-IRCCS, Via Livenza 3, 00198, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, "Sapienza" University of Rome Polo Pontino, Latina, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Neuroradiology Section, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, (IS), Italy
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- Headache Research Unit, Department of Neurology-CHR Citadelle, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, "Sapienza" University of Rome Polo Pontino, Latina, Italy
- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, (IS), Italy
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Gil-Gouveia R, Oliveira AG, Martins IP. Sequential brief neuropsychological evaluation of migraineurs is identical to controls. Acta Neurol Scand 2016; 134:197-204. [PMID: 26553747 DOI: 10.1111/ane.12530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Evidence of attack-related cognitive dysfunction in migraine is growing. Controversy exists on whether cognitive dysfunction, mainly executive, may persist between attacks. Measuring the impact of cognitive function is gaining importance in clinical and research settings in migraine. OBJECTIVE To compare the performance of interictal migraine patients to controls in an assembled neuropsychological battery focused on executive functions and to study the practice effect of its repeated applications. METHOD Assembly of the battery that was then applied twice within 6 weeks to interictal migraineurs and matched healthy controls. RESULTS Migraine patients (n = 24) and controls (n = 24) had similar performance in both applications of the battery. There was a slight practice effect between the first and second evaluation, significant in Stroop Interference test (P = 0.002, multiplicity corrected); a meaningful score change was determined for each raw test scores. CONCLUSIONS Interictal migraineurs and controls performance is identical in a brief cognitive battery focused on executive functions. Repeated applications produced a practice effect that was quantified.
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- R. Gil-Gouveia
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences; Faculdade de Medicina; Universidade de Lisboa; Lisboa Portugal
- Headache Center; Hospital da Luz; Lisboa Portugal
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- Pharmacy Department; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; Petrópolis Brasil
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences; Faculdade de Medicina; Universidade de Lisboa; Lisboa Portugal
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Smith AP. Acute Tension-Type Headaches Are Associated with Impaired Cognitive Function and More Negative Mood. Front Neurol 2016; 7:42. [PMID: 27065939 PMCID: PMC4809881 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2016.00042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Research has shown that migraine is often associated with memory problems. There have, however, been few studies of tension-type headache (TTH) and cognition. People who report frequent headaches often report high levels of negative affect. However, less is known about the acute effects of TTH on mood. To address these gaps in our knowledge, two studies examined the effects of acute TTH on -cognitive performance and mood. METHODS Both studies involved one group of participants completing a battery of tasks when they had a TTH and when they had no headache. Another group (the control) was headache free on both occasions. Duration of the headache was >30 min and <4 h. In the "no headache" condition, the participants were headache free for at least 24 h. In the first study, 12 participants (6 with TTH and 6 controls) completed a computerized battery measuring mood and aspects of cognition. In the second study, 22 participants (7 TTH, 5 after TTH, and 10 controls) completed paper and pencil mood and cognitive tasks. RESULTS In the first study, having a headache was associated with an increase in negative affect both before and after the tasks. Three performance tasks showed impairments when the participants had headaches: logical reasoning was slower and less accurate; retrieval from semantic memory was slower; and reaction times in the categorical search task were slower. Results from the second study confirmed the global increase in negative affect when the person has a TTH. The results confirmed the impairments in the logical reasoning and semantic processing tasks, and also showed that those with a TTH had greater psychomotor slowing and were more easily distracted. Effects did not continue after the headache had gone. CONCLUSION Two small-scale studies have shown that TTH is associated with negative affect and impaired cognitive function. It is now of interest to determine whether OTC treatment can remove these effects.
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- Andrew Paul Smith
- Centre for Occupational and Health Psychology, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Costa-Silva MA, Prado ACDA, de Souza LC, Gomez RS, Teixeira AL. Cognitive functioning in adolescents with migraine. Dement Neuropsychol 2016; 10:47-51. [PMID: 29213431 PMCID: PMC5674914 DOI: 10.1590/s1980-57642016dn10100009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Although migraine is highly prevalent in children and teenagers, it often goes undetected in these patients, resulting in underdiagnosis and inadequate treatment. Several studies have investigated cognitive changes in adults with migraine. However, there are few studies focusing on children and adolescents. OBJECTIVE To investigate cognitive performance of adolescents with migraine. METHODS Twenty-eight adolescents diagnosed with migraine and twenty-six individuals without a history of headache were recruited for the study. All participants were evaluated using standardized neuropsychological tests. RESULTS Adolescents with migraine had worse performance on tests evaluating short- and long-term verbal memory, attention, executive function, and speed of processing information than controls. CONCLUSION Cognitive dysfunction is common in adolescents with migraine. Since the cognitive deficits found in adolescents with migraine are similar to those reported in adults with migraine, cognitive impairment seems to persist throughout life.
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- Neuroscience Division, Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Medical
Investigation, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte,
Brazil
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- Neuroscience Division, Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Medical
Investigation, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte,
Brazil
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- Headache Clinic, University Hospital, Federal University of Minas
Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Headache Clinic, University Hospital, Federal University of Minas
Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Neuroscience Division, Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Medical
Investigation, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte,
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Sansalone A, Costa A, Iannacchero R. P059. Neuropsychological assessment in a case of medication-overuse headache associated with probable executive deficit. J Headache Pain 2015; 16:A154. [PMID: 28132234 PMCID: PMC4715036 DOI: 10.1186/1129-2377-16-s1-a154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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To explain cognitive and memory difficulties observed in some familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) patients, we examined hippocampal neurotransmission and plasticity in knock-in mice expressing the FHM type 1 (FHM1) R192Q gain-of function mutation in the CACNA1A gene that encodes the α1A subunit of neuronal CaV2.1 channels. We determined stimulus intensity-response curves for anterior commissure-evoked hippocampal CA1 field potentials in strata pyramidale and radiatum and assessed neuroplasticity by inducing long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) in anesthetized mice in vivo. We also studied learning and memory using contextual fear-conditioning, Morris water maze, and novel object recognition tests. Hippocampal field potentials were significantly enhanced in R192Q mice compared with wild-type controls. Stimulus intensity-response curves were shifted to the left and displayed larger maxima in the mutants. LTP was augmented by twofold in R192Q mice, whereas LTD was unchanged compared with wild-type mice. R192Q mice showed significant spatial memory deficits in contextual fear-conditioning and Morris water maze tests compared with wild-type controls. Novel object recognition was not impaired in R192Q mice; however, mice carrying the more severe S218L CACNA1A mutation showed marked deficits in this test, suggesting a genotype-phenotype relationship. Thus, whereas FHM1 gain-of-function mutations enhance hippocampal excitatory transmission and LTP, learning and memory are paradoxically impaired, providing a possible explanation for cognitive changes detected in FHM. Data suggest that abnormally enhanced plasticity can be as detrimental to efficient learning as reduced plasticity and highlight how genetically enhanced neuronal excitability may impact cognitive function.
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Mathur VA, Khan SA, Keaser ML, Hubbard CS, Goyal M, Seminowicz DA. Altered cognition-related brain activity and interactions with acute pain in migraine. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2015; 7:347-58. [PMID: 25610798 PMCID: PMC4297882 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Revised: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 01/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Little is known about the effect of migraine on neural cognitive networks. However, cognitive dysfunction is increasingly being recognized as a comorbidity of chronic pain. Pain appears to affect cognitive ability and the function of cognitive networks over time, and decrements in cognitive function can exacerbate affective and sensory components of pain. We investigated differences in cognitive processing and pain–cognition interactions between 14 migraine patients and 14 matched healthy controls using an fMRI block-design with two levels of task difficulty and concurrent heat (painful and not painful) stimuli. Across groups, cognitive networks were recruited in response to a difficult cognitive task, and a pain–task interaction was found in the right (contralateral to pain stimulus) posterior insula (pINS), such that activity was modulated by decreasing the thermal pain stimulus or by engaging the difficult cognitive task. Migraine patients had less task-related deactivation within the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and left dorsal anterior midcingulate cortex (aMCC) compared to controls. These regions have been reported to have decreased cortical thickness and cognitive-related deactivation within other pain populations, and are also associated with pain regulation, suggesting that the current findings may reflect altered cognitive function and top-down regulation of pain. During pain conditions, patients had decreased task-related activity, but more widespread task-related reductions in pain-related activity, compared to controls, suggesting cognitive resources may be diverted from task-related to pain-reduction-related processes in migraine. Overall, these findings suggest that migraine is associated with altered cognitive-related neural activity, which may reflect altered pain regulatory processes as well as broader functional restructuring. Migraine patients had blunted task-related deactivations in DLPFC, aMCC, and cerebellum in the absence of pain, vs. controls. Unlike in healthy controls, these task-related deactivations were not modulated by the presence of an acute pain stimulus. Migraine patients had less task-related activity during pain, compared to controls. Acute pain disturbs cognitive processing more in patients than controls.
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- Vani A. Mathur
- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Dentistry, 650 West Baltimore Street, 8 South, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Suite 100, 5510 Nathan Shock Dr., Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Dentistry, 650 West Baltimore Street, 8 South, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Dentistry, 650 West Baltimore Street, 8 South, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Dentistry, 650 West Baltimore Street, 8 South, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2024 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Dentistry, 650 West Baltimore Street, 8 South, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
- Corresponding author at: Department of Neural & Pain Sciences, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, 650 W. Baltimore Street, 8 South, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Tel: 410 706 3476; fax: 410 706 0865.
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Gil-Gouveia R, Oliveira AG, Martins IP. Assessment of cognitive dysfunction during migraine attacks: a systematic review. J Neurol 2014; 262:654-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s00415-014-7603-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Revised: 11/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Gil-Gouveia R, Oliveira AG, Martins IP. Cognitive dysfunction during migraine attacks: a study on migraine without aura. Cephalalgia 2014; 35:662-74. [PMID: 25324500 DOI: 10.1177/0333102414553823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 09/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive difficulties contribute to patients' disability during migraine attacks and have been overlooked in migraine research. Neuropsychological studies performed during attacks have produced inconsistent findings due to design differences and limitations. OBJECTIVE Our objective is to document changes in cognitive performance of migraine patients during migraine attacks with a comprehensive battery of cognitive/behavioral tests, while controlling for potential confounders. METHOD A prospective two-period, randomized, cross-over study compared within-subject neuropsychological evaluation in two conditions-during a naturally occurring untreated migraine attack and a headache-free period. RESULTS Thirty-nine patients with episodic migraine (37 females, average 38 years old) were included and 24 completed the study. Participants performed worse during the attack in the majority of cognitive tests, compared to the headache-free status, and significantly so in word reading speed (p = 0.013), verbal learning (p = 0.01), short-term verbal recall with (p = 0.01) and without (p = 0.013) semantic cueing and delayed recall with (p = 0.003) and without (p = 0.05) semantic cues. Differences found were unrelated to age, gender, literacy, condition order, interval between evaluations, anxiety, pain intensity or duration of the attack. DISCUSSION Cognitive performance decreases during migraine attacks, especially in reading and processing speed, verbal memory and learning, supporting patients' subjective complaints. These findings suggest the existence of a reversible brain dysfunction during attacks of migraine without aura, which can relate specifically to migraine or be a consequence of acute pain processing by the brain.
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- Raquel Gil-Gouveia
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal Headache Center, Hospital da Luz, Portugal
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- Pharmacy Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal
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Mickleborough MJS, Chapman CM, Toma AS, Chan JHM, Truong G, Handy TC. Interictal neurocognitive processing of visual stimuli in migraine: evidence from event-related potentials. PLoS One 2013; 8:e80920. [PMID: 24244725 PMCID: PMC3828243 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 10/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Research has established decreased sensory habituation as a defining feature in migraine, while decreased cognitive habituation has only been found with regard to cognitive assessment of the relative probability of the occurrence of a stimulus event. Our study extended the investigation of interictal habituation in migraine to include cognitive processing when viewing of a series of visually-complex images, similar to those we encounter on the internet everyday. We examined interictal neurocognitive function in migraine from a habituation perspective, using a novel paradigm designed to assess how the response to a series of images changes over time. Two groups of participants--migraineurs (N = 25) and non-migraine controls (N = 25)--were asked to view a set of 232 unfamiliar logos in the context of a target identification task as their brain electrical responses were recorded via event-related potentials (ERPs). The set of logos was viewed serially in each of 10 separate trial blocks, with data analysis focusing on how the ERP responses to the logos in frontal electrodes from 200-600 ms changed across time within each group. For the controls, we found that the amplitude of the late positive potential (LPP) ERP component elicited by the logos had no significant change across trial blocks. In contrast, in migraineurs we found that the LPP significantly increased in amplitude across trial blocks, an effect consistent with a lack of habituation to visual stimuli seen in previous research. Our findings provide empirical support abnormal cognitive processing of complex visual images across time in migraineurs that goes beyond the sensory-level habituation found in previous research.
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- Psychology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Psychology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Psychology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Psychology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Alterations in regional homogeneity assessed by fMRI in patients with migraine without aura stratified by disease duration. J Headache Pain 2013; 14:85. [PMID: 24134520 PMCID: PMC3853130 DOI: 10.1186/1129-2377-14-85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Advanced neuroimaging approaches have been employed to prove that migraine was a central nervous system disorder. This study aims to examine resting-state abnormalities in migraine without aura (MWoA) patients stratified by disease duration, and to explore the neuroimaging markers for reflecting the disease duration. Methods 40 eligible MWoA patients and 20 matched healthy volunteers were included in the study. Regional homogeneity (ReHo) analysis was used to identify the local features of spontaneous brain activity in MWoA patients stratified by disease duration, and analysis was performed to investigate the correlation of overlapped brain dysfunction in MWoA patients with different disease duration (long-term and short-term) and course of disease. Results Compared with healthy controls, MWoA patients with long-term disease duration showed comprehensive neuronal dysfunction than patients with short-term disease duration. In addition, increased average ReHo values in the thalamus, brain stem, and temporal pole showed significantly positive correlations with the disease duration. On the contrary, ReHo values were negatively correlated with the duration of disease in the anterior cingulate cortex, insula, posterior cingulate cortex and superior occipital gyrus. Conclusions Our findings of progressive brain damage in relation to increasing disease duration suggest that migraine without aura is a progressive central nervous disease, and the length of the disease duration was one of the key reasons to cause brain dysfunction in MwoA patients. The repeated migraine attacks over time result in resting-state abnormalities of selective brain regions belonging to the pain processing and cognition. We predict that these brain regions are sensitive neuroimaging markers for reflecting the disease duration of migraine patients without aura.
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Chang FY, Lu CL. Irritable bowel syndrome and migraine: bystanders or partners? J Neurogastroenterol Motil 2013; 19:301-11. [PMID: 23875096 PMCID: PMC3714407 DOI: 10.5056/jnm.2013.19.3.301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2013] [Revised: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and migraine are distinct clinical disorders. Apart from the characteristics of chronic and recurrent pain in nature, these pain-related disorders apparently share many similarities. For example, IBS is female predominant with community prevalence about 5-10%, whereas that of migraine is 1-3% also showing female predominance. They are often associated with many somatic and psychiatric comorbidities in terms of fibromyaglia, chronic fatigue syndrome, interstitial cystitis, insomnia and depression etc., even the IBS subjects may have coexisted migraine with an estimated odds ratio of 2.66. They similarly reduce the quality of life of victims leading to the social, medical and economic burdens. Their pathogeneses have been somewhat addressed in relation to biopsychosocial dysfunction, heredity, genetic polymorphism, central/visceral hypersensitivity, somatic/cutaneous allodynia, neurolimbic pain network, gonadal hormones and abuses etc. Both disorders are diagnosed according to the symptomatically based criteria. Multidisciplinary managements such as receptor target new drugs, melantonin, antispasmodics, and psychological drugs and measures, complementary and alternatives etc. are recommended to treat them although the used agents may not be necessarily the same. Finally, the prognosis of IBS is pretty good, whereas that of migraine is less fair since suicide attempt and stroke are at risk. In conclusion, both distinct chronic pain disorders to share many similarities among various aspects probably suggest that they may locate within the same spectrum of a pain-centered disorder such as central sensitization syndromes. The true pathogenesis to involve these disorders remains to be clarified in the future.
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- Full-Young Chang
- Environmental Heath and Safety Office, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Moore DJ, Keogh E, Eccleston C. Headache impairs attentional performance. Pain 2013; 154:1840-1845. [PMID: 23748118 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2013] [Revised: 05/24/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Attentional disruption has been demonstrated using laboratory-induced pain, but has not been reliably established in everyday pain conditions. This study is the first to examine the effect of everyday acute headache on attention. Seventy-five frequent headache sufferers completed a flanker task, n-back task, attentional switching task, and dual task. Participants completed this battery of tasks twice: once when experiencing an episode of tension-type headache, and once when pain free. Headache impaired performance on the n-back task, retarded general responding on the flanker task, and produced more errors on the attentional switching task. Headache did not, however, alter performance on the dual task, or the size of the attentional switching effect or result in a flanker effect. It must therefore be emphasised that headache pain appears to impair general task performance, irrespective of task complexity, rather than specific attentional mechanisms. Headache pain has an effect on the core cognitive components necessary for the successful completion of tasks, and in particular those involving the updating of the cognitive system.
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- David J Moore
- Centre for Pain Research, The University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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Bugnicourt JM, Guegan-Massardier E, Roussel M, Martinaud O, Canaple S, Triquenot-Bagan A, Wallon D, Lamy C, Leclercq C, Hannequin D, Godefroy O. Cognitive impairment after cerebral venous thrombosis: a two-center study. J Neurol 2012; 260:1324-31. [PMID: 23263596 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-012-6799-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The objective of this observational study of consecutive patients hospitalized for cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) was to determine the prevalence of post-CVT cognitive impairment and identify factors associated with this condition. Out of a total of 73 patients hospitalized for CVT, 52 were included in the study and 44 were assessed with a comprehensive neuropsychological battery. At the last outpatient visit (mean ± SD time since CVT: 22 ± 13 months), a standardized, neuropsychological assessment was administered. Cognitive impairment was defined as significant impairment (with a cut-off at the 5th percentile) in at least two of the cognitive domains tested in the neuropsychological battery or severe aphasia or cognitive disorders with MMSE score ≤ 17 out of 30. Cognitive impairment was observed in 16 patients (31 %; 95 % CI 18-43 %): 4 with major disability precluding comprehensive assessment (3 with severe aphasia, 1 with MMSE ≤ 17) and 12 with significant impairments in at least two cognitive domains. Determinants of long-term cognitive impairment were straight sinus involvement (OR 22.4; 95 % CI 1.79-278.95; p = 0.016) and the presence of parenchymal lesions on follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (OR 7.8; 95 % CI 1.40-43.04; p = 0.019). The sole predictor of failure to return to full-time employment was cognitive impairment (OR 21.0; 95 % CI 3.35-131.44; p = 0.001). Cognitive impairment persists in up to one-third of cases of CVT. It is more frequent in patients with deep CVT and persistent parenchymal lesions and is associated with failure to return to full-time employment.
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Parisi P, Matricardi S, Tozzi E, Sechi E, Martini C, Verrotti A. Benign epilepsy of childhood with centro-temporal spikes (BECTS) versus migraine: a neuropsychological assessment. Childs Nerv Syst 2012; 28:2129-35. [PMID: 22961355 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-012-1867-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Epilepsy and migraine frequently show a clinical overlap. An increase in number of electroencephalographic abnormalities, such as centro-temporal spikes (CTS), may be observed in patients suffering from migraine, epileptic abnormalities that are typically in benign epilepsy of childhood with CTS (BECTS). The aim of this study is to better define the role of CTS in children with migraine compared to children with BECTS, in relation with their neuropsychological profile. METHODS Thirty-two children were enrolled and divided into three groups on the basis of their diagnosis: 16 children (eight males and eight females, aged 12.3 ± 2.58 years) affected by BECTS, 8 patients (four males and four females, aged 11.8 ± 3.47 years) affected by BECTS and migraine, and 8 children (four males and four females, aged 13.5 ± 1.79 years) affected by migraine showing CTS abnormalities. A cognitive and neuropsychological assessment was performed, using Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-third edition and NEPSY II, in all patients. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS A similar neuropsychological impairment was found in patients affected by BECTS and in those affected by BECTS and migraine; a significant deficit in short- and long-term verbal memory was evident in patients affected by migraine and CTS. CTS in patients with migraine can influence the neuropsychological tests, with a possible negative impact on language and learning development.
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- Pasquale Parisi
- Child Neurology, NESMOS Dept., Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Via di Grottarossa, 1035-1039, Rome 00189, Italy.
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Suhr J, Spickard B. Pain-related Fear is Associated with Cognitive Task Avoidance: Exploration of the Cogniphobia Construct in a Recurrent Headache Sample. Clin Neuropsychol 2012; 26:1128-41. [DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2012.713121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Dresler T, Lürding R, Paelecke-Habermann Y, Gaul C, Henkel K, Lindwurm-Späth A, Leinisch E, Jürgens TP. Cluster headache and neuropsychological functioning. Cephalalgia 2012; 32:813-21. [PMID: 22711901 DOI: 10.1177/0333102412449931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite significant advances in unravelling the pathophysiology of cluster headache (CH), little is known about neuropsychological functioning. Apart from neuroimaging studies indicating involvement of posterior hypothalamic and other areas frequently involved in nociception, some studies suggest involvement of prefrontal areas. Among others, these mediate executive functioning (EF). METHODS Therefore, three neuropsychological tests (Trail Making Test (TMT), Go/Nogo Task and Stroop Task) were completed by four headache patient samples (chronic CH, episodic CH in the active or inactive period, and migraine patients) and compared to healthy controls. RESULTS Analyses revealed that patients especially with chronic and active episodic CH were particularly impaired in tests relying more on intact EF (i.e. TMT-B, Stroop interference) than on basal cognitive processes (i.e. TMT-A, Stroop naming). Within the CH groups performance decreased linearly with increasing severity. DISCUSSION These findings are in line with a recently proposed involvement of prefrontal structures in CH pathophysiology as patients performed worse on neuropsychological tasks relying on these structures. Impaired EF could also result from medication and sleep disturbances due to active CH. Because the decreased performance was also present outside the attacks it may hint at generally altered brain functions, but do not necessarily reflect clinically relevant behaviour.
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- Thomas Dresler
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Germany
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de Araújo CM, Barbosa IG, Lemos SMA, Domingues RB, Teixeira AL. Cognitive impairment in migraine: A systematic review. Dement Neuropsychol 2012; 6:74-79. [PMID: 29213777 PMCID: PMC5619244 DOI: 10.1590/s1980-57642012dn06020002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Patients with migraine often report cognitive complaints, especially regarding
attention and memory.
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- Caroline Martins de Araújo
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociências da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociências da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociências da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociências da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociências da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil
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