Table 1.

Characteristics of the migraineurs participating in the fMRI study

Patient no.	Sex	Age (y)	Visual aura, affected visual field	Headache location	Photophobia	Sensitive to LoVP	Triggering factors	MPD
1	M	41	Scotoma, RVHF, moves from periphery to visual centre	R, front	Yes	Yes	Stress, light, visual pattern, etc.	No
2	F	49	No	R, front, lateral side	Yes	Yes	Stress, visual pattern, etc.	No
3	F	38	Scotomas, LVHF and RVHF, move from peripheries to visual centre	R, front	Yes	Yes	Stress, light, visual pattern, etc.	No
4	M	42	Scotoma, visual centre	B, front	Yes	No	No	Yes
5	F	40	Scotoma, visual periphery	B, front	Yes	Yes	Stress, light, visual pattern	No
6	F	29	No	B, front	Yes	Yes	Stress, light, visual pattern, etc.	Yes
7	F	48	Scintillating lines/spots, RVHF, move from periphery to visual centre	B, front	Yes	Yes	Stress, light	No
8	F	30	Scintillating blue/yellow lights, LVHF, move from visual centre to periphery	R, front	Yes	Yes	Light, visual pattern, etc.	Yes
9	F	40	No	B, back	Yes	Yes	Menstrual cycles, seasonal effect	No
10	F	42	No	L, back	Yes	Yes	Stress, light, visual pattern, etc.	No
11	F	44	Scintillating coloured lights, LVHF, periphery	B, back	Yes	Yes	Stress, light, visual pattern, etc.	Yes

B, bilateral; F, female; L, left; M, male; LoVP, light or visual pattern; LVHF, left visual hemifield; MPD, migraine prophylactic drug; RVHF, right visual hemifield; R, right.