Korean Journal of Radiology

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Migraine with Aura: Surface-Based Analysis of the Cerebral Cortex with Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  • Petrusic, Igor (Faculties of Medicine, University of Belgrade) ;
  • Dakovic, Marko (Faculties of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade) ;
  • Kacar, Katarina (Department of Radiology, Special Hospital for Prevention and Treatment of Cerebrovascular Diseases "Saint Sava") ;
  • Zidverc-Trajkovic, Jasna (Faculties of Medicine, University of Belgrade)
  • Received : 2017.07.16
  • Accepted : 2017.12.31
  • Published : 2018.08.01
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Abstract

Objective: Previous migraine studies have reported gray matter alterations in various cortical regions with conflicting results. This study aimed to explore a cortical morphometric difference in migraineurs with aura (MA) compared to healthy subjects (HS) and to delineate a possible difference between the cortical morphological features and different aura phenotypes. Materials and Methods: Forty-eight MA and 30 HS that were balanced by sex, age, and educational level were selected for this study. T2-weighted and three-dimensional T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain were acquired using a 1.5T MRI scanner. Surface-based morphometry from the MRI data was used to identify differences between the MA and HS group, and then between MA subgroups. The MA group was subdivided into migraineurs who experienced only visual aura (MVA) and migraineurs who had visual, somatosensory and dysphasic symptoms (MVA+). Results: The MVA+ group had significantly reduced cortical surface area of the left rostral middle frontal cortex compared with the MVA group (p < 0.001). Migraine patients had significantly reduced volume of the left fusiform gyrus relative to HS (p < 0.001). Also, the sulcal depth increased at the level of the left temporal pole in the MVA+ group relative to the MVA group (p < 0.001). The vertex-by-vertex analysis did not exhibit any significant difference in cortical thickness between MA and HS, and between MVA+ and MVA, when corrected for multiple comparisons. Conclusion: Migraineurs with aura demonstrates different morphometric features from HS in multiple cortical regions. MVA+ have different morphometric features in the left frontal and temporal lobe relative to MVA, which could be a source of distinct symptoms and serve as potential biomarkers of different MA subtypes.

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Supported by : Ministry of Education and Science

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