Information theory and headache triggers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This secondary analysis evaluated the information content exhibited by various measurement strategies of commonly perceived causes, or "triggers," of headache attacks.

Background

When evaluating triggers of primary headache attacks, the variation observed in trigger candidates must be measured to compare against the covariation in headache activity. Given the numerous strategies that could be used to measure and record headache trigger variables, it is useful to consider the information contained in these measurements.

Methods

Using previously collected data from cohort and cross-sectional studies, online data sources, and simulations, the Shannon information entropy exhibited by many common triggers was evaluated by analyzing available time-series or theor

SUBMITTER: Turner DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10436193 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature