Cutaneous allodynia is an increased skin sensitivity experienced during a headache. It has been noted in several studies that in patients with migraine, seventy nine percent of the patients experienced allodynia on the facial skin on the same side as the headache. Understanding more about the occurrence of phonophobia (increased sensitivity to sound) and allodynia may help us understand how the pain system works in migraine. It is hoped that the knowledge gained from this trial may enable us to more effectively treat patients with migraine headache.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
38
Jefferson Headache Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Correlation Between Phonophobia (Sound Sensitivity) and Allodynia (Skin Sensitivity) in Subjects With Episodic Migraine
Measurement of phonophobia: determine sound aversion threshold (SAT), measured in dB during a migraine attack in subjects with and in subjects without allodynia.
Time frame: Subjects with or without allodynia return during a migraine attack and are tested for Phonophobia.
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