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Asya Fatma Men1, Aysenur Kucuk Ceyhan1, Mustafa Men2
1Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
Brain and Behavior
|February 28, 2025
Summary
Migraine without aura impairs cognitive control, particularly in antisaccade eye movements. Saccadometry testing effectively identifies these executive function deficits in MWOA patients.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Ophthalmology
Background:
- Migraine without aura (MWOA) is linked to cognitive and motor impairments.
- Brain imaging shows structural and functional changes in MWOA patients.
Purpose of the Study:
- Evaluate prosaccade and antisaccade eye movements in MWOA patients.
- Assess saccadometry as a tool for detecting cognitive and executive dysfunction in MWOA.
Main Methods:
- Compared 40 MWOA patients and 40 controls using saccadometry.
- Analyzed eye movement parameters: latency, velocity, accuracy, and error rates.
Main Results:
- MWOA patients showed significantly worse performance on antisaccadic tasks.
- Elevated errors and prolonged latency in MWOA for antisaccades.
- Prosaccade tasks revealed elevated error rates but preserved basic parameters in MWOA.
Conclusions:
- MWOA patients exhibit deficits in cognitive control and executive functions, especially during antisaccade tasks.
- Saccadometry is a promising tool for identifying these impairments in MWOA.
- Findings may aid in developing targeted MWOA treatments.
