Association between blood coagulability and migraine

Table 1 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of migraine headache in the patients group

Headache characteristics	Number of patients (n = 35)	Percentage (%)
Duration of the disease
Less than 6 years	11	31.4
6–10 years	10	28.6
More than 10 years	14	40
Type of migraine
With aura	17	48.6
Without aura	18	51.4
Frequency of attacks/month
3–10 attacks	27	77.2
More than 10 attacks	8	22.8
Duration of attack without medications
4 to less than 24 h	9	25.7
24 to less than 48 h	18	51.5
48 to less than 72 h	8	22.8
Laterality
Right side	7	20
Left side	10	28.6
Both	18	51.4
Intensity (according to NRS)
4–7°	18	51.4
8–10°	17	48.6
Associated symptoms
Nausea	33	94.3
Photophobia	29	82.9
Phonophobia	28	80
Dizziness	12	34.3
Precipitating and aggravating factors
Emotional stress	30	100
Noise	28	80.0
Light or sunlight	27	77.1
Fatigue	30	85.7
Missed meals	28	80.0
Certain smell	17	48.6
Relieving factors
Quiet and darkness	35	100
Sleep	32	91.4
Simple analgesics	35	100
Protein C
Normal	27	77.1
Low	8	22.9
Protein S
Normal	32	91.4
Low	3	8.6
Anti-thrombin III
Normal	33	94.3
Low	2	5.7