Task-switching abilities in episodic and chronic migraine

• Published in: Neurological sciences Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 3803 - 3810
• Main Authors: Migliore, Simone, D’Aurizio, Giulia, Altamura, Claudia, Brunelli, Nicoletta, Costa, Carmelinda, Curcio, Giuseppe, Vernieri, Fabrizio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cognitive ability; Cortex (frontal); Executive function; Headache; Information processing; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Migraine; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Neurosciences; Neurosurgery; Original Article; Psychiatry; Headache; Executive functions; Shifting; Information processing speed; Working memory

Migraineurs show impaired cognitive functions interictally, mainly involving information processing speed, basic attention, and executive functions. We aimed to assess executive impairment in migraine patients with different attack frequencies through a task-switching protocol designed to assess dif...