ANALYSIS OF ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN MIGRAINOUS INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN CHENNAI

Dr. R.L.Sunjay Pradhep; Dr. K. Subramaniyan; Ms. Afrose Banu

Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

ANALYSIS OF ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN MIGRAINOUS INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN CHENNAI

Dr. R. L. Sunjay Pradhep, Dr. K. Subramaniyan, Ms. Afrose Banu

Abstract :

BACKGROUND – Migraine is a common, debilitating disorder that imposes a large personal burden on sufferers and high economic costs on society(1). Sufferers have a significant level of migraine related disability in all aspects of their daily lives, including employment, household work and non–work activities. The electroencephalogram (EEG) was frequently used in the examination of patients with migraine before the era of neuroimaging(2). A causal association between migraine aura and headache is supported by evidence that both are linked to the phenomenon known as cortical spreading depression (CSD). Therefore the EEG studies on migraine patients may shed new light on its pathophysiology as well as management and prognosis.

RESULTS – Prevalence of Migraine is most common in Female (68%) gender than Male. Migraine is more common in middle aged group of 21–30 years of age. Out of 60 migraine participants 39 had normal EEG, 11 had slow wave discharges, 5 had sharp wave discharges and 5 had spike wave discharges. In the present study although one third of the Migraine patient had changes in EEG, they are nonspecific and their association is not statsistically significant.