Sensory Sensitivity in Migraine without Aura Patients Is Correlated with The Duration of The Disease and Comorbid Anxiety

Year 2023, Volume: 4 Issue: 3, 90 - 95, 29.12.2023

Merve Sevgi İnce , İlkem Güzel , Merve Ceren Akgör , Meltem Bahcelıoglu , Hayrunnisa Bolay

Abstract

Introduction: Migraine is a neurological disorder characterized by many different sensory symptoms such as pain, visual disturbances, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, hypersensitivity to light, sound, and smell. Migraine patients can perceive some sensory signals as harmful and stressful due to differences in sensory processing. These signals can be a source of stress and anxiety for migraine patients. Related to these, the aim of our study was to examine the relationship between sensory profiles and pain characteristics and anxiety and depression findings in migraine patients.

Materials and Methods: A total of 28 female migraine patients were evaluated for pain characteristics, sensory modulation with the Sensory Profile Questionnaire, and anxiety and depression with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. In order to investigate the relationships between these variables, correlation analyses were conducted.

Results: Our results suggest that migraine patients may have sensory processing disorders due to differences in their sensory profiles. Sensory profile scores representing sensory processing of migraine patients were found to be different from norm values. Younger age at onset and longer duration of migraine are associated with sensory processing disorders. In addition, patients with higher sensory sensitivity and sensory avoidance have more anxiety.

Conclusion: Our study results will shed light on treatments that holistically address the physical, cognitive and emotional factors of migraine patients depending on the relationships between sensory processing, anxiety and depression states and pain characteristics.

Keywords

migraine, sensory processing, pain, anxiety, depression

Aurasız Migren Hastalarında Duyusal Hassasiyet, Hastalık Süresi ve Komorbid Anksiyete ile İlişkilidir

Abstract

Giriş: Migren ağrı, görme bozuklukları, bulantı, kusma, baş dönmesi, ışığa, sese ve kokuya aşırı duyarlılık, ekstremitelerde veya yüzde karıncalanma ve uyuşma gibi duyusal semptomlarla karakterize nörolojik bir hastalıktır. Migren hastalarında, duyusal uyarıları zararlı ve stresli olarak algıladıkları için depresyon ve anksiyete bozuklukları yaşama olasılıkları daha yüksektir. Bunlara bağlı olarak çalışmamızın amacı migren hastalarında duyusal modülasyon, ağrı, anksiyete ve depresyon arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir.

Gereç ve Yöntemler: Toplam 28 kadın migren hastasının ağrı özellikleri, Adolesan/Yetişkin Duyu Profili Anketi ile duyusal modülasyonları ve Hastane Anksiyete ve Depresyon Ölçeği ile anksiyete ve depresyon durumları değerlendirildi. Bu değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiler korelasyon analizleri ile incelendi.

Bulgular: Sonuçlarımız, migren hastalarının duyusal profillerindeki farklılıklara bağlı olarak duyusal işlemleme bozukluklarına sahip olabileceğini göstermektedir. Migren hastalarının duyusal işlemlerini temsil eden duyusal profil skorlarının norm değerlerden farklı olduğu bulunmuştur. Daha genç başlangıç yaşı ve daha uzun migren süresi duyusal işlemleme bozuklukları ile ilişkilidir. Duyusal hassasiyeti ve duyusal kaçınması yüksek olanların anksiyeteleri daha fazladır.

Sonuç: Çalışma sonuçlarımız, duyusal işlemleme, anksiyete ve depresyon durumları ile ağrı özellikleri arasındaki ilişkilere bağlı olarak migren hastalarının fiziksel, bilişsel ve duygusal faktörlerini bütünsel olarak ele alan tedavilere ışık tutacaktır.

Keywords

migren, duyusal işlemleme, ağrı, anksiyete, depresyon

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