Exploratory Pain Profiling With Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) in Episodic and Chronic Migraine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Migraine pain profiling studies vary by sensory modalities, methods, anatomical sites and characteristics. This exploratory study aimed to identify pain profiling parameters using quantitative sensory testing (QST) for episodic migraine (EM) and chronic migraine (CM) and investigate potential differences, given conflicting results from previous EM versus CM comparisons.

Methods

A total of 59 migraineurs, including 29 with EM and 30 with CM, were enrolled at Leiden Headache Center. QST was performed on the cheek and hand utilising various test stimuli. Normalised control values adjusted for sex, age, location were used to convert the measurement outcomes to Z-scores. Key outcomes included mean Z-scores and the prevalence of abnormal Z-scores (< -1.96 or > 1.96) in

SUBMITTER: van Welie RF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12628041 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature