TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with complex MwA, patients with simple visual MwA, patients with MwoA and HCs
| Parameter | Group | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Complex MwA | 8 M; 12F | – |
| Simple visual MwA | 8 M; 12F | ||
| MwoA | 8 M; 12F | ||
| HCs | 7 M; 13F | ||
| Age (mean years ±SD) | Complex MwA | 30.4 ± 9.41 | 0.875 |
| Simple visual MwA | 31.4 ± 7.81 | ||
| MwoA | 31.25 ± 9.09 | ||
| HCs | 28.45 ± 6.38 | ||
| Disease duration (mean years ±SD) | Complex MwA | 9.95 ± 7.77 | 0.546 |
| Simple visual MwA | 9.65 ± 8.37 | ||
| MwoA | 11.6 ± 8.27 | ||
| Frequency (mean attacks/year ±SD) | Complex MwA | 21.48 ± 25.59 | <0.001 |
| Simple visual MwA | 16.37 ± 26.41 | ||
| MwoA | 63.00 ± 38.71 | ||
| MIDAS (median ±IQR) | Complex MwA | 5 ± 27 | 0.003 |
| Simple visual MwA | 8.5 ± 8 | ||
| MwoA | 18 ± 16.5 | ||
| HIT‐6 (median ±IQR) | Complex MwA | 57 ± 14.25 | <0.001 |
| Simple visual MwA | 58.5 ± 6.5 | ||
| MwoA | 64 ± 7.75 | ||
| VAS (mean score ±SD) | Complex MwA | 8.40 ± 1.02 | 0.655 |
| Simple visual MwA | 7.82 ± 1.33 | ||
| MwoA | 8.14 ± 1.03 | ||
| Aura duration (min) | Complex MwA | 23, 40 ± 12, 34 | 0.16 |
| Simple visual MwA | 20, 03 ± 11, 43 | ||
| MACS (median ±IQR) | Complex MwA | 3 ± 2 | <0.001 |
| Simple visual MwA | 1 ± 0 |
Abbreviations: F, female; HCs, healthy controls; HIT‐6, Headache Impact Test 6; IQR, interquartile range; M, male; MACS, Migraine Aura Complexity Score; MIDAS, Migraine Disability Assessment Scale; MwA, migraine with aura; MwoA, migraine without aura; VAS, visual analogue scale.