Cutaneous allodynia is more frequent in chronic migraine, and its presence and severity seems to be more associated with the duration of the disease

Objective: To evaluate cutaneous allodynia among patients with chronic and episodic migraine in a tertiary headache clinic. Methods: 80 subjects with episodic migraine and 80 with chronic migraine were assessed in a tertiary hospital. The 12-item Allodynia Symptom Checklist/Brazil questionnaire was applied to classify subjects according to the presence and severity of cutaneous allodynia. Results: Cutaneous allodynia was identified in 81.3% of the episodic migraine group and 92.5% of the chronic migraine group (p = 0.03). No increased association could be attributed to chronic migraine when adjusted by years with disease (PR = 1.12; 95%CI = 0.99 to 1.27; p = 0.06). The groups also did not differ in the severity of allodynia, and severe presentation was the most frequent. Discussion: Both groups seemed to be similarly affected in the cephalic and extracephalic regions, with the same severity. Conclusion: Cutaneous allodynia is more frequent in chronic migraine, and its presence and severity seems to be more associated with the duration of the disease.

Object Details

• Alternative title: A alodinia cutânea é mais frequente na migrânea crçnica, mas sua presença e gravidade parecem estar associadas com a duração da doença
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Cutaneous allodynia is more frequent in chronic migraine, and its presence and severity seems to be more associated with the duration of the disease ; volume:75 ; number:03 ; year:2017 ; pages:153-159 ; Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria ; 75, Heft 03 (2017), 153-159

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Benatto, Mariana Tedeschi ; Florencio, Lidiane Lima ; Carvalho, Gabriela Ferreira ; Dach, Fabíola ; Bigal, Marcelo Eduardo ; Chaves, Thaís Cristina ; Bevilaqua-Grossi, Débora

Further information

• DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20170015
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023101911172367091745
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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