Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Non-Verbal Cognitive Abilities in Children and Adolescents Affected by Migraine and Tension-Type Headache: An Observational Study Using the Leiter-3 |
| Authors: |
Lucia Margari, Roberto Palumbi, Paola A. Lecce, Francesco Craig, Marta Simone, Mariella Margari, Silvana M. C. Seccia, Maura Buttiglione |
| Source: |
Frontiers in Neurology, Vol 9 (2018) |
| Publisher Information: |
Frontiers Media S.A., 2018. |
| Publication Year: |
2018 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system |
| Subject Terms: |
migraine, tension-type headache, non-verbal cognitive abilities, non-verbal memory, attention skills, childhood, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429 |
| More Details: |
Headache is one of the most common neurological disorders in developmental age. Several studies investigated the relationship between headache and emotional/behavioral problems. We studied non-verbal cognitive abilities, including non-verbal memory and attention skills, in order to evaluate the impact of primary headache on these domains. The latest version of the cognitive battery Leiter International Performance Scale – Third Edition (Leiter-3), a non-verbal test, was administered to 35 children and adolescents affected by migraine or tension-type headache and to 23 healthy subjects. We found that frequency of attacks and headache disability (evaluated with the Pediatric Migraine Disability Assessment Score Questionnaire) significantly correlate with non-verbal memory and sustained attention skills. However, we found that headache disability has a significant impact on specific cognitive domains related to sustained attention and non-verbal memory skills. The relationship between headache and memory/attention deficits may have an explanation based on a possible common physiopathology ground, including noradrenergic and dopaminergic pathways. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1664-2295 |
| Relation: |
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00078/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-2295 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fneur.2018.00078 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/90b43a08c1324a00a3e5105ea2f3b00e |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.90b43a08c1324a00a3e5105ea2f3b00e |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
