Comparison of Psychological Difficulties in Patients with Migraine and Epilepsy Using PARADISE-24 Questionnaire

Figures & data

Table 1 Characteristics of Migraineurs

Characteristics	Values
Age (year), mean ± sd	38.6±11.6
Sex, n
Male	46
Female	194
Education level (year), mean ± sd	12.2±4.4
Severity of the headache, mean ± sd	6.8±2.8
Number of the days with headache in a week, n (%)
1–2	49 (10.9)
3–4	57 (12.7)
5–6	9 (2)
7	36 (8)
During a month	299 (66.4)
Total PARADISE-24 score, mean ± sd	57.9±12

Notes: There was no significant difference between migraineurs regarding sex and the number of days with headache. In patients with epilepsy, the mean age and mean duration of the disease were 33.6±13.4 and 12±10.3 years, respectively. The mean PARADISE score was 50.7±15.1 (Table 2).

Table 2 Characteristics of the Patients with Epilepsy

Characteristics	Values
Age (year), mean ± sd	33.6±13.4
Duration of the disease (year), mean ± sd	12±10.3
Type of epilepsy, n (%)
GTC	80 (39.2)
Focal	99 (48.5)
Myoclonic	31 (15.1)
Sex, n (%)
Male	79 (37.6)
Female	131 (62.4)
Seizure/epilepsy free, n (%)
Yes	126 (60)
No	84 (40)
Total PARADISE-24, mean ± sd	50.7±15.1

Notes: The mean score was significantly different between patients whose seizures were under control and those were not (49.8±15.9 vs 65.4±9.1, p<0.001). There was no significant difference between patients regarding sex and the type of epilepsy. The mean PARADISE score was significantly higher for migraineurs than epileptic cases (57.9±12 vs 50.7±15.1) (p<0.001).

Abbreviation: GTC, generalized tonic-clonic.