Fingertip photoplethysmography and migraine.
Whether migraine is accompanied by generalized disturbance of arteries throughout the body remains unclear. The second derivative of the fingertip photoplethysmography waveform (SDPTG) is now considered a useful tool for evaluating peripheral circulation. SDPTGs were obtained for 101 migraine patients during headache-free periods and for the same number of headache-free normal controls. ANOVAs showed significant effects of migraine on SDPTG waveform parameters as well as aging effects. Absolute values of these parameters were significantly higher in the migraine patients than in the normal controls in most age subgroups. These results indicate that migraine is complicated by peripheral circulation disorder of vasoconstrictive nature that exists even during headache-free periods.
Komatsu
Kan-ichiro
K
Department of Neurology (D3), Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. komakan@nifty.com
Fukutake
Toshio
T
Hattori
Takamichi
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003971:Diastole / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017156:Photoplethysmography / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000502:physiology