The state of the autonomic nervous system in patients with episodic and chronic migraine
The role of the autonomic nervous system in the pathogenesis of migraine has been discussed for many years. The aim of study - estimation of the autonomic nervous system state in patients with episodic and chronic migraine. Seventy-three patients with migraine (mean age 35±10) including episodic migraine (n=51), chronic migraine (n=22), and 71 age-matched healthy voluntaries in control group were examined. We revealed that in contrast with the control group, patients in both migraine groups had enhanced vascular reactivity, while cardiac reactivity did not differ in all three study groups.