Female versus male migraine: an event-related potential study of visual neurocognitive processing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several studies have suggested cognitive deficits in migraineurs, and sex differences have also been observed in migraine, such as a higher prevalence in females. Nevertheless, little is known about gender-related differences in cognitive processing. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of gender on neurocognitive processing in migraineurs.

Methods

Altogether, 46 migraine patients without aura (23 females; mean age 32.848 years) during the interictal period and 46 age-matched healthy controls (23 females; mean age 32.652 years) were recruited. The emotional characteristics of participants were evaluated, and attentive processing was analyzed via event-related potential examinations using a three-stimulus visual oddball paradigm.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Guo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6734427 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature