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Analytic information processing style in migraineurs.

Francesco Di Sabato1, Marzia Buonfiglio, Silvia Mandillo

  • 1Institute of Internal Medicine VI, Headache Center, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico, 00161 Rome, Italy. francesco.disabato@uniroma1.it

Neurological Sciences : Official Journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
|September 20, 2012
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Migraine patients show a strong correlation with an analytic information processing style, suggesting a visual sensory preference. This cognitive behavior may play a role in migraine pathogenesis.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neurology

Background:

  • Migraine etiology remains incompletely understood, with limited elucidation of psychological factors.
  • Abnormal information processing, evidenced by evoked and event-related potentials, is implicated in migraine pathogenesis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between analytic/global information processing styles and migraine.
  • To test the hypothesis of an analytic processing style in migraineurs, similar to cluster headache patients.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized three cognitive style tests: Sternberg-Wagner Self-Assessment Inventory, AMOS, and Brain-Dominance Questionnaire.
  • Tested 280 migraineurs (with and without aura) and matched them with healthy and tension-type headache control groups.

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Main Results:

  • A significant correlation was found between an analytic information processing style and migraine.
  • Migraine without aura demonstrated a preference for a visual sensory approach, aligning with neurophysiological data.

Conclusions:

  • An analytic information processing style may be a contributing factor in migraine pathogenesis.
  • Further research into the neurophysiological, neurobiological, and epigenetic correlates of this cognitive style in migraine is warranted.