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Evidence for physiological response stereotypy in migraine headache.

M J Cohen, W H Rickles, D L McArthur

Psychosomatic Medicine

|June 1, 1978

Summary

Migraine sufferers exhibit distinct physiological stress responses, with warmer head/hand temperatures and lower frontal electromyography (EMG). This study confirms stereotypic physiological patterns in individuals prone to psychosomatic disorders like migraines.

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Area of Science:

Psychophysiology
Neuroscience
Medical Psychology

Background:

Biological theories suggest psychosomatic disorders involve stereotypic physiological stress responses in susceptible individuals.
Understanding these responses is crucial for diagnosing and managing conditions like migraine headaches.

Purpose of the Study:

To test the hypothesis of stereotypic physiological responses to stress in migraine patients.
To compare the physiological stress reactivity of migraine sufferers versus a non-headache control group.

Main Methods:

Physiological measures including head/hand temperature, frontal electromyography (EMG), heart rate, skin conductance, and finger pulse amplitude were recorded.
Subjects underwent various tasks including rest, auditory orienting, time estimation, reaction time, and mental arithmetic.

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Data were analyzed using analyses of variance and discriminant analyses, with and without range correction.

Main Results:

Migraine subjects displayed significantly warmer head and hand temperatures and lower frontal EMG compared to controls.
Range-corrected data indicated a more stereotypic physiological response pattern across tasks in the migraine group.
Discriminant analyses accurately predicted group membership based on physiological data.

Conclusions:

Migraine patients exhibit a distinct, stereotypic physiological response pattern to stress.
These findings support biological theories of psychosomatic disorders and have implications for understanding migraine pathophysiology.