70. Correlation between abnormal brain excitability, anger management and anxiety in migraine children. Issue 1 (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Iacovelli, E.; Tarantino, S.; Pro, S.; Vollono, C.; Capuano, A.; Torriero, R.; Vigevano, F.; Valeriani, M.
• Is Part Of: Clinical neurophysiology. Volume 126:Issue 1(2015:Jan.)
• Page Start: e16
• Page End: e17
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: Neurophysiology -- Periodicals; Electroencephalography -- Periodicals; Electromyography -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; 612.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.10.089
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1388-2457

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author" id="ab005"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <p id="sp005">To analyze the possible correlation between abnormal brain excitability and psychological factors in migraine children. We studied 12 migraine children. P300 response was recorded in three successive blocks to test EP habituation. Psychological profile was assessed by Picture Frustration Study test for anger management (PFS) and Psychiatric scales for self-administraion for youths and adolescents (SAFA-A scale for anxiety). In migraineurs, all the EP components (N1, P2, and P300) showed a reduced habituation, as compared to healthy children. In both the second and third blocks, a significant correlation between P300 deficit habituation and SAFA-A (social anxiety subscale) was found. Moreover, the P300 habituation was also correlated with PFS-I (intraggressive anger) in the second block and with the total SAFA-A score in the third block. To our knowledge, this is the first study showing a correlation between abnormal brain excitability, intraggressive anger and anxiety, suggesting a possible role of the latters in producing the migraine phenotype.</p> </sec> </abstract>