Differences in executive functions applied to memory processes in people with migraine: a cross-sectional study

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify differences in memory processes and the role of executive functions in memory, in people with migraine and in a control group. Neuropsychological evaluation was made in one session on 63 participants distributed into interictal migraine-with-aura (n = 24), interictal migraine-without-aura (n = 16) and control (n = 23) groups. ANOVAs on the individual tasks revealed statistically significant differences between groups on Rey-Osterrieth direct and percentile copy strategy and recall (both p < 0.001). Differences were identified between control and migraine groups in performance on the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure, but not on other memory tasks, suggesting the existence of brain dysfunctions in people with migraine affecting organizational and planning abilities that are necessary for visual memory.

• Autores: Quiroz Padilla, Maria Fernanda; Pitta, Patricia; Lombana-Angel, Laura; Ingram, Gordon; Gómez, Carolina; Restrepo, Jorge A
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2017
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
• Repositorio: Repositorio Universidad Javeriana
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.javeriana.edu.co:10554/33299
• Acceso en línea: http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/revPsycho/article/view/17436; http://hdl.handle.net/10554/33299
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional