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. 2014 Dec 12;15(1):87. doi: 10.1186/1129-2377-15-87

Table 4.

Comparison of demographic data and aura features between HCD group and standard aura group

Demographic data, aura characteristics HCD group (n = 22) Standard aura group (n = 18) Statistics
Gender – girls (%)
10 (45.5)
10 (55.6)
p = 0.525
Age of patients, X ± SD, years
16.32 ± 1.98
16.06 ± 2.1
p = 0.687
Age at the time of the onset of migraine, X ± SD, in years
13.18 ± 1.74
12.17 ± 2.97
p = 0.212
Aura duration, X ± SD, in minutes
30.91 ± 20.85
27.5 ± 10.04
p = 1.000
Number of auras per year, X ± SD
6.18 ± 3.17
3.33 ± 2.03
p = 0.003
Somatosensory symptoms (%)
17 (77.3)
7 (38.9)
p = 0.014
Numbness in hands (%)
16 (72.7)
5 (27.8)
p = 0.005
Numbness in arms (%)
9 (40.9)
2 (11.1)
p = 0.073
Numbness of the face and lips (%)
9 (40.9)
3 (16.7)
p = 0.165
Numbness of the tongue (%)
10 (45.5)
1 (5.6)
p = 0.011
Numbness in legs (%) 6 (27.3) 0 (0) p = 0.024